Editing Common crane (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird also known as Eurasian crane}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Common crane grus grus.jpg
| image_caption =
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |year=2016 |title=''Grus grus'' |page=e.T22692146A86219168 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692146A86219168.en |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>
| status2 = CITES_A2 
| status2_system = CITES 
| status2_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}</ref>
| genus = Grus
| species = grus
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| synonyms = *''Ardea grus'' {{small|Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758}}
*''Grus turfa'' <small>Portis, 1884</small>
| range_map = Common Crane Range.svg
| range_map_caption = The range of the common crane
{{leftlegend|#b79462|Extant (non-breeding)}}
{{leftlegend|#65a194|Extant (resident)}}
{{leftlegend|#967cad|Extant (breeding)}}
}}

The '''common crane''' ('''''Grus grus'''''), also known as the '''Eurasian crane''', is a [[bird]] of the family Gruidae, the [[crane (bird)|cranes]]. A medium-sized species, it is the only crane commonly found in Europe besides the [[demoiselle crane]] (''Grus virgo'') and the [[Siberian crane]] (''Leucogeranus leucogeranus'') that only are regular in the far eastern part of the continent. Along with the [[sandhill crane]] (''Antigone canadensis''), demoiselle crane and the [[brolga]] (''Antigone rubicunda''), it is one of only four crane species not currently classified as threatened with extinction or conservation dependent on the species level. Despite the species' large numbers, local extinctions and extirpations have taken place in part of its range, and an ongoing [[Reintroduction of a species|reintroduction project]] is underway in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Common cranes 'here to stay' after recolonising eastern England |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/17/common-cranes-here-to-stay-after-recolonising-eastern-england |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 July 2018 |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref>