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The Common Crane (Grus grus) belongs to the group Birds. Wildpulse holds 747,959 reporting days in 5,875 map cells (hexagons about 14 miles / 22 km across) from open data by iNaturalist and GBIF.
Most reporting days are in Sweden (339,481), Germany (74,667), Norway (50,972) and Spain (32,957).
The Common Crane is reported all year round, most often in April (18 % of reporting days). This shows when people observe and report the species, not necessarily when it is most present.
The latest report in our data is from November 9, 2026.
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When is the Common Crane reported?
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