Cranes: Gruidae
Diet
Grassland crane species primarily eat insects and seeds and have relatively short bills. Cranes with medium length bills eat insects and seeds from grain fields, in addition to a wide variety of plant and animal matter from wetland areas. Cranes with long bills use one of two feeding strategies. "Diggers" dig holes in wet mud to look for tubers, root vegetables like potatoes. The holes are sometimes 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) deep. "Catchers" look for live animals on the ground.
Additional topics
Animal Life ResourceBirdsCranes: Gruidae - Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Gray Crowned Crane (balearica Regulorum): Species Accounts, Sandhill Crane (grus Canadensis): Species Accounts - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, CRANES AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION STATUS