The common crane is one of the species to which the " Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds " ( AEWA ) applies.
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The project focused on releasing captivity bred cranes into the wild, tracking migratory routes of common cranes, and building up the resident crane population in the park.
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It is one of the most bird-rich areas in Western Europe, with resident black-necked grebes and sometimes migrating common cranes in October / November.
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Most eastern common cranes winter in the river valleys of Sudan, Ethiopia, Tunisia and Eritrea with smaller numbers in Turkey, northern Israel, Iraq and parts of Iran.
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Accumulated intake of common cranes during daytime at a site of stopover and wintering shows a typical anti-sigmoid shape, with greatest increases of intake after dawn and before dusk.
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Typical plants that grow in the area include several species of orchid and wwhite-spotted bluethroat, red-backed shrike and common crane can be found in the nature reserve.
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Species that are known to be found in Tysj�arna Nature Reserve include whooper swan, common crane, tufted duck, common goldeneye, little gull, northern lapwing and common redshank.
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Each year there are about 10, 000 hooded cranes, 3, 000 white-naped cranes and also small numbers of common cranes, demoiselle cranes, sandhill cranes and Siberian cranes.
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In common with sandhill cranes ( and no other crane species ), common cranes " paint " their bodies with mud or decaying vegetation, apparently in order to blend into their nesting environment.
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Each year, Beijing hosts 200-300 species of migratory birds including the common crane, black-headed gull, swan, mallard, common cuckoo and the endangered yellow-breasted bunting.
