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Bookmark or Share- Sandhill Crane | National GeographicSandhill Crane. Common Name: Sandhill cranes. Scientific Name: Grus canadensis. Type: Birds. Diet: Omnivore. Average Life Span In The Wild: 20 years. Size: Body: 31.5 to 47.2 inches;...
- Sandhill Crane - American Bird ConservancyHabitat: Open freshwater wetlands. The steel-gray, red-capped Sandhill Crane is the most abundant of the world's cranes. Widely distributed throughout North America, this stately bird is one of only two North American endemic crane species. The other is the larger, much rarer Whooping Crane.
- Sandhill Crane | Audubon Field GuideAt a Glance. Found in several scattered areas of North America, Sandhill Cranes reach their peak abundance at migratory stopover points on the Great Plains. The early spring gathering of Sandhills on the Platte River in Nebraska is among the greatest wildlife spectacles on the continent, with over a quarter of a million birds present at one time.
- Sandhill crane - WikipediaThe sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to their habitat such as the Platte River , on the edge of Nebraska 's Sandhills on the American Great Plains .
- Sandhill Crane Life History - All About BirdsWhether stepping singly across a wet meadow or filling the sky by the hundreds and thousands, Sandhill Cranes have an elegance that draws attention. These tall, gray-bodied, crimson-capped birds breed in open wetlands, fields, and prairies across North America.
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