Grus grus [grus or lilfordi] (Common Crane [grus or lilfordi])

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Common Crane [grus or lilfordi]

Grus grus [grus or lilfordi] (= Grus grus grus) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Classification

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Gruidae
Genus:
   Grus
Scientific:
  Grus grus grus

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.141

Protonym:
Ardea Grus

Type locality:
Europe, Africa; restricted type locality, Sweden, ex Fn. Suec.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/160/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
4D9313D9C56FABF6

Avibase ID:
avibase-4D9313D9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4D9313D9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176183

English:
Common Crane [grus or lilfordi]
French:
Grue cendrée [grus ou lilfordi]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Crane [grus or lilfordi] ( Grus grus [grus or lilfordi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Crane [grus or lilfordi] ( Grus grus [grus or lilfordi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Crane [grus or lilfordi] ( Grus grus [grus or lilfordi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Crane [grus or lilfordi] ( Grus grus [grus or lilfordi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Crane [grus or lilfordi] ( Grus grus [grus or lilfordi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Crane [grus or lilfordi] ( Grus grus [grus or lilfordi])
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grus grus grus [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grus grus grus [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grus grus grus [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grus grus grus [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grus grus grus [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Grus grus grus [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grus grus grus [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grus grus grus [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grus grus grus [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grus grus grus [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Grus grus

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