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Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

Photo by WillRountree
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Very large bird.
Long neck.
Long Legs.
Gray body, may be stained reddish.
Red forehead.
White cheek.
Tufted feathers over rump.

Notes:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sandhill_Crane/id

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
WillRountree
Sandhills are ok, it's the Whooping Cranes that are endangered! There is an estimate of only 400+ left in the wild and 165+ in captivity (Wikipedia)
Mark Ridgway
Anyone know how the numbers are going lately?

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PublishedDecember 2, 2011

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