Common Crane, (Grus grus), two juveniles follow an adult parent in Velavadar National Park, Gujarat, India

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The common crane (Grus grus), also known as the Eurasian crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes. A medium-sized species, it is the only crane commonly found in Europe besides the demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo). Along with the sandhill (Grus canadensis) and demoiselle cranes and the brolga (Grus rubicunda), it is one of only four crane species not currently classified as threatened with extinction or conservation dependent on the species level.

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Location: Velavadar, Gujarat, India
Photo credit: © Dominic Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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