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Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis · Gruidae
Where it's found
Every region with Sandhill Crane in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Common | #443 | |
| China | Rare | #704 | |
| Cuba | Rare | #165 | |
| Finland | Legendary | #283 | |
| Germany | Rare | #475 | |
| Japan | Uncommon | #360 | |
| Korea, Republic of | Uncommon | #278 | |
| Mexico | Rare | #849 | |
| Mongolia | Rare | #289 | |
| Norway | Rare | #337 | |
| Russian Federation | Uncommon | #510 | |
| Sweden | Rare | #362 | |
| United States of America | Common | #845 | |
| Alabama | Uncommon | #231 | |
| Alaska | Common | #270 | |
| Alberta | Uncommon | #119 | |
| Arizona | Uncommon | #328 | |
| Arkansas | Rare | #217 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #316 | |
| California | Uncommon | #444 | |
| Colorado | Uncommon | #317 | |
| Connecticut | Rare | #225 | |
| Delaware | Uncommon | #201 | |
| District of Columbia | Legendary | #152 | |
| Florida | Common | #313 | |
| Georgia | Uncommon | #236 | |
| Idaho | Common | #229 | |
| Illinois | Common | #232 | |
| Indiana | Common | #210 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #209 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #235 | |
| Kentucky | Uncommon | #204 | |
| Louisiana | Uncommon | #235 | |
| Maine | Uncommon | #237 | |
| Manitoba | Common | #209 | |
| Maryland | Uncommon | #237 | |
| Massachusetts | Uncommon | #260 | |
| Michigan | Common | #239 | |
| Minnesota | Common | #242 | |
| Mississippi | Uncommon | #216 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #216 | |
| Montana | Common | #255 | |
| Nebraska | Common | #246 | |
| Nevada | Uncommon | #256 | |
| New Brunswick | Rare | #209 | |
| New Hampshire | Rare | #220 | |
| New Jersey | Uncommon | #243 | |
| New Mexico | Common | #316 | |
| New York | Uncommon | #289 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Rare | #189 | |
| North Carolina | Rare | #250 | |
| North Dakota | Uncommon | #200 | |
| Northwest Territories | Common | #147 | |
| Nova Scotia | Uncommon | #241 | |
| Nunavut | Common | #099 | |
| Ohio | Common | #241 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #246 | |
| Ontario | Common | #273 | |
| Oregon | Common | #317 | |
| Pennsylvania | Uncommon | #237 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Rare | #149 | |
| Québec | Uncommon | #248 | |
| Rhode Island | Rare | #202 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #205 | |
| South Carolina | Rare | #228 | |
| South Dakota | Uncommon | #234 | |
| Tennessee | Uncommon | #226 | |
| Texas | Uncommon | #398 | |
| Utah | Common | #270 | |
| Vermont | Rare | #202 | |
| Virginia | Rare | #264 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #294 | |
| West Virginia | Rare | #185 | |
| Wisconsin | Common | #242 | |
| Wyoming | Common | #231 | |
| Yukon | Uncommon | #163 | |
| Bahamas | Rare | #145 | Vagrant |
| Belgium | Rare | #389 | Vagrant |
| Bermuda | Rare | #122 | Vagrant |
| Chinese Taipei | Rare | #427 | Vagrant |
| Costa Rica | Rare | #515 | Vagrant |
| Denmark | Rare | #309 | Vagrant |
| Estonia | Rare | #240 | Vagrant |
| Greenland | Rare | #081 | Vagrant |
| Hungary | Rare | #256 | Vagrant |
| Iceland | Rare | #185 | Vagrant |
| Lithuania | Rare | #203 | Vagrant |
| Spain | Rare | #473 | Vagrant |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Rare | #425 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A tall grey crane with a red crown patch and a bustle of feathers over the rump; flies with neck straight out and a rattling bugle.
Where
Boreal bogs and wet meadows to nest; huge migrating flocks over the prairie and parkland.
When
April to October; migration peaks in late April and mid September.
Tips
Herons fold the neck in flight; cranes don't. The rolling, trumpeting call carries for kilometres.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
#120 · Legendary🐦Northern Pygmy-owl
#118 · Rare🐦Killdeer
#121 · Common🐦Short-eared Owl
#116 · Rare🐦American Avocet
#122 · Uncommon🐦Black-necked stilt
#123 · Common
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