Gruiformes · Gruidae
Common crane
Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758)
A large grey bird wintering in dehesas and rice fields, with a black-and-white neck and a bustle of tail plumes.
Data
- Length
- 110–125 cm
- Wingspan
- 200–245 cm
- Weight
- 4.5–7 kg
- Global IUCN
- Least concern (LC)
- Protection in Spain
- Special protection
Approximate measurements.
Curiosity
Its V-shaped flocks cross the Pyrenees with a trumpeting heard before they are seen.
Records by month
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95,866 records in Spain
Where it has been recorded
Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.
ExtremaduraAragonCastilla-La ManchaAndalusiaCastile and LeónNavarreCommunity of MadridCataloniaValencian CommunityBasque CountryLa RiojaBalearic IslandsGaliciaRegion of MurciaCantabriaAsturias