Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cranes :: Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Little Brown Crane, Canadian Crane, Lesser Sandhill Crane, Little Brown Crane, Canadian Sandhill Crane, Greater Sandhill Crane, Mississippi Sandhill Crane, Florida Sandhill Crane, Cuban Sandhill Crane
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

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Range

Ex. ne. Siberia, North America and Cuba;
Highly fragmented population;
(1) E. Siberia w. of the Kolyma River and s. to Anadyrland. W. and c. Alaska across nw. Canada to Keewatin and s. Devon and Baffin Islands and se. Alaska to nw. United States.
Winters in sw. United States and nc. Mexico.
(2) Subarctic Canada from British Columbia e. to n. Ontario.
Winters along Gulf of Mexico coast of Texas, sw. United States and nc. Mexico.
(3) Sw. Canada (Vancouver Is.), nw. and nc. United States (Great Lakes Region).
Winters in nc. Mexico and s. United States (California to Georgia and Florida).
(4) Se. United States (Gulf coast of Mississippi).
(5) Se. United States (Georgia and Florida).
(6) West Indies (w. Cuba and the Isle of Pines).
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North America n. of Mexican border ;
Summer: ALK, n. YUK, MAC, KEE, w. and e. BCO (Queen Charlotte Is., and Vancouver Is.), ALB, sc. WAS, se. ORG, ne. CAL, n. NEV, IDH, w. MON, w. WYO, n. UTH, nw. COL, s. SAS, MAN, ONT, ne. MIN, WIS, ne. IWA, nw. ILL, MIC, ne. IND, ne. OHO, nw. PEN, and w. QUE. Se. LOU, s. MIS, and s. ALA. Sc. GEO and nc. FLA. C. FLA.
Migration: c. NEB (Platte River).
Winter: c. and se. CAL, sw. and se. ARZ, cw. COL, se. NMX, w., c., and se. TEX, sw. OKA, s. LOU, n. and s. MIS, w. and se. TEN, n. and se. ALA, sc. GEO, and FLA.

Videos

Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Jun 3, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Feb 20, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Two birds walking through some grass at the edge of some water.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: International Crane Foundation

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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