Species
- Common Crane, Grus grus
- Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis
- Lesser Sandhill Crane or Little Brown Crane, Grus (canadensis) canadensis
- Greater Sandhill Crane, Grus (canadensis) pratensis
- Whooping Crane, Grus americana
- Sarus Crane, Grus antigone
- Brolga, Grus rubicunda
- Siberian Crane, Grus leucogeranus
- White-naped Crane, Grus vipio
- Hooded Crane, Grus monacha
- Black-necked Crane, Grus nigricollis
- Red-crowned Crane, Grus japonensis
The Cuban Flightless Crane, Grus cubensis, became extinct in the Quaternary, but probably before human settlement of Cuba.
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