Editing Common crane (section)

===Diet===
The common crane is [[omnivorous]], as are all cranes. It largely eats plant matter, including [[root]]s, [[rhizome]]s, [[tuber]]s, [[Plant stem|stem]]s, [[leaf|leaves]], [[fruit]]s and [[seed]]s. They also commonly eat, when available, pond-weeds, [[Heath|heath berries]], [[pea]]s, [[potato]]es, [[olive]]s, [[acorn]]s, [[Cedrus|cedar nuts]] and pods of [[peanut]]s. Notably amongst the berries consumed, the [[cranberry]], is possibly named after the species.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Douglas |date=4 May 2018 |title=Cranberry (n.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cranberry |access-date=26 January 2024 |website=Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref>

Animal foods become more important during the summer breeding season and may be the primary food source at that time of year, especially while regurgitating to young. Their animal foods are [[insect]]s, especially [[dragonflies]], and also [[snail]]s, [[earthworm]]s, [[crab]]s, [[spider]]s, [[millipede]]s, [[woodlice]], [[amphibian]]s, [[rodent]]s, and small [[bird]]s.

Common cranes may either forage on land or in shallow water, probing around with their bills for any edible organism. Although crops may locally be damaged by the species, they mostly consume waste grain in winter from previously harvested fields and so actually benefit farmers by cleaning fields for use in the following year.<ref name=Alonso1994/> As with other cranes, all foraging (as well as drinking and roosting) is done in small groups, which may variously consist of pairs, family groups or winter flocks.