Editing Common crane (section)

==Description==
[[File:Grus grus hunneberget.ogg|thumb|Common crane (''Grus grus'')]]

The common crane is a large, stately bird and a medium-sized crane. It is {{convert|100|–|130|cm|in|abbr=on}} long with a {{convert|180|–|240|cm|in|abbr=on}} wingspan. The body weight can range from {{convert|3|to|6.1|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, with the nominate subspecies averaging around {{convert|5.4|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and the eastern subspecies (''G. g. lilfordi'') averaging {{convert|4.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}}. Among standard measurements, the [[Wing chord (biology)|wing chord]] is {{convert|50.7|-|60.8|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, the [[Tarsus (skeleton)|tarsus]] is {{convert|20.1|-|25.2|cm|in|abbr=on}} and the [[Culmen (bird)|exposed culmen]] is {{convert|9.5|-|11.6|cm|in|abbr=on}}.

Males are slightly heavier and larger than females, with weight showing the largest [[sexual size dimorphism]], followed by wing, central toe, and head length in adults and juveniles.<ref name=Alonso2019/>

This species is slate-grey overall. The forehead and [[lore (anatomy)|lores]] are blackish with a bare red crown and a white streak extending from behind the eyes to the upper back. The overall colour is darkest on the back and rump and palest on the breast and wings. The primaries, the tips of secondaries, the [[alula]], the tip of the tail, and the edges of upper tail coverts are all black and the greater coverts droop into explosive plumes. This combination of colouration ultimately distinguishes it from similar species in Asia, like the [[hooded crane|hooded]] (''G. monacha'') and [[black-necked crane]]s (''G. nigricollis''). The juvenile has yellowish-brown tips to its body feathers and lacks the drooping wing feathers and the bright neck pattern of the adult, and has a fully feathered crown. Every two years, before migration, the adult common crane undergoes a complete moult, remaining flightless for six weeks, until the new feathers grow.

It has a loud trumpeting call, given in flight and display. The call is piercing and can be heard from a considerable distance. It has a dancing display, leaping with wings uplifted, described in detail below.