crane (ornithology)

A long-legged, long-necked bird, height 0·6–1·5 m/2–5 ft; worldwide except South America, New Zealand, and the Pacific; adult usually with head partly naked; inhabits flat wetlands and wet plains; eats small animals, grain, and other plant material. (Family: Gruidae, 15 species.)

Crane or cranes may be:

Crane (bird), large long-necked birds Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting, etc Crane (martial arts), crane style martial arts Cranes (band), British goth rock band

Crane may be a surname: see Crane (surname)

Of a fictional character:

Alistair Crane, character on the soap opera Passions Denny Crane, lawyer on Boston Legal Frasier Crane, title character of the sitcom Frasier Fancy Crane, character on the soap opera Passions Fox Crane, character on the soap opera Passions Jonathan Crane, a.k.a the Scarecrow, a comic book villain in the Batman series by DC comics Julian Crane, character on the soap opera Passions Ichabod Crane, protagonist in Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Martin Crane, character on the sitcom Frasier Niles Crane, character on the sitcom Frasier Sheridan Crane, character on the soap opera Passions

Towns named Crane:

Crane, Indiana Crane, Missouri Crane, Oregon Crane, Texas Crane, Hillingdon

Crane may also refer to:

Crane Clan, of Samurai in the Legend of the Five Rings games Crane fly, a family of insects Crane Paper Company, supplier of paper for US banknotes Crane shot, in motion pictures, a shot taken with a camera mounted on a crane Crane School of Music, in Potsdam, New York Dallas Crane, alternative rock band from Melbourne, Australia USS Crane (DD-109), Wickes class destroyer, named after William M.