Sandhill Crane


Sandhill Cranes in Birdpark Paradisio (Belgium). photo © Steve Desloover.

Grus canadensis
Dutch: Canadese kraanvogel

Subspecies:

  • Lesser Sandhill Crane (G. c. canadensis)
  • Canadian Sandhill Crane (G. c. rowani)
  • Greater Sandhill Crane (G. c. tabida)
  • Florida Sandhill Crane (G. c. pratensis)
  • Mississippi Sandhill Crane (G. c. pulla)
  • Cuban Sandhill Crane (G. c. nesiotes)


    Lesser Sandhill Crane (G. c. canadensis). Left: Male. Right: Female. Photos © Kim Willems (Belgium)

    Links:

  • International Crane Foundation (ICF)
  • USGS Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan

     

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