Editing Blue crane (section)

==Description==
[[File:Blue crane and the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin.jpg|thumb|left|A blue crane at the [[International Crane Foundation]]]]
[[File:Blue Crane in Etosha.jpg|220px|thumb|Blue crane seen in [[Etosha National Park|Etosha, Namibia]]]]
The blue crane is a tall, ground-dwelling bird, but is fairly small by the standards of the [[crane (bird)|crane]] family. It is {{convert|100|-|120|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} tall, with a wingspan of {{convert|180|-|200|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} and weighs {{convert|3.6|-|6.2|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=2792 Blue Crane] at [[BirdLife International]] Data Zone</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091121125456/http://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/discoverycentre/wild/biogeographic-regions/afrotropic/blue-crane/ Blue Crane] listing at the [[Melbourne Museum]] website</ref><ref>[http://www.oiseaux-birds.com/card-blue-crane.html Blue Crane] at oiseaux-birds.com</ref> Among standard measurements, the wing chord measures {{convert|51.4|-|59|cm|in|abbr=on}}, the exposed [[Culmen (bird)|culmen]] measures {{convert|8|-|10|cm|in|abbr=on}} and the [[Tarsus (skeleton)|tarsus]] measures {{convert|20.5|-|25.2|cm|in|abbr=on}}. This crane is pale blue-gray in color becoming darker on the upper head, neck and nape. From the crown to the lores, the plumage is distinctly lighter, sometimes whitish. The [[beak|bill]] is ochre to greyish, with a pink tinge. The long wingtip [[feather]]s which trail to the ground. The primaries are black to slate grey, with dark coverts and blackish on the secondaries. Unlike most cranes, it has a relatively large head and a proportionately thin neck. Juveniles are similar but slightly lighter, with tawny coloration on the head, and no long wing plumes.