Gruiformes
Cranes (Gruidae)
HBW 3, p. 60
- Large, graceful wading and terrestrial birds, with long neck and legs, and mainly grey or white plumage.
- All regions except Antarctic, but only marginal in Neotropical; greatest diversity of genera in Africa, of species in Asia.
- Wide expanses of shallow wetlands and grasslands from the Arctic to the tropics.
- 4 genera, 15 species, 24 taxa.
- 10 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.
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List of species:
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- 31 1 7 23 4 1 Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
- 11 4 7 6 2 Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina)
- 24 2 15 7 8 3 Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)
- 14 1 4 9 4 4 Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisea)
- 16 4 12 4 5 Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus)
- 23 4 8 11 2 6 Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus)
- 18 1 10 7 8 7 Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
- 36 7 13 16 4 8 Sarus Crane (Grus antigone)
- 11 3 8 8 9 Brolga (Grus rubicunda)
- 12 1 3 8 4 10 White-naped Crane (Grus vipio)
- 12 3 9 4 12 Hooded Crane (Grus monacha)
- 5 4 1 3 13 Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
- 12 3 9 4 14 Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis)
- 24 1 8 15 3 15 Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)
- 79 3 22 54 8 11 Eurasian Crane (Grus grus)
Family statistics
4 genera, 15 species
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| 4 genera | (100%) |
| 15 species | (100%) |
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