Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Crane, Common Crane)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGrus grus (Crane, Common Crane)
GenusGrus (a genus of birds)
FamilyGRUIDAE (cranes)
OrderGRUIFORMES (bustards, cranes and rails)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2007 Common Cranes Vol 19, no. 1 Page: 49

Grus grus (Crane, Common Crane) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Grus grus (Crane, Common Crane)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Grus grus (Crane, Common Crane)
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