Sandhill crane
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The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to its habitat, such as the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska'
Greater sandhill crane couple
Sandhill crane in flight at the Llano Seco Unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, California, U.S.
An immature Florida sandhill crane walks along the shore of Lake Cecile near Kissimmee, Florida.
Sandhill crane in flight at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Antigone (bird)
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Antigone is a genus of large birds in the crane family. The species in this genus were formerly placed in the genus Grus.
Sandhill crane
…polyphyletic. In the resulting rearrangement to create monophyletic genera, four species, including the sandhill crane, were placed in the resurrected genus Antigone that had originally been erected by German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1853. The specific epithet canadensis is the modern Latin word for "from…
Grus antigone 01
2012 Photo Contest Wildlife Category
White naped Crane at Saijyo Ehime 2
Sarus crane