One of the 11 cranes on WAnimals
Birds · Gruiformes · Gruidae
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The sandhill crane is the most abundant crane in the world and is responsible for one of the great gatherings of birds on the planet: every spring more than half a million of them stop on the Platte River in Nebraska during their migration north. It is omnivorous and uses maize stubble to build up reserves. Its populations are expanding, though some island and non-migratory subspecies, such as those of Mississippi and Cuba, remain in a critical state.
Weight
3 kg – 6.5 kg
Size
1 m – 1.2 m
Life expectancy
25 years
