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  2. Sandhill crane - Wikipedia

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    The greater sandhill crane proper initially suffered most; by 1940, probably fewer than 1,000 birds remained. Populations have since increased greatly again. At nearly 100,000, they are still fewer than the lesser sandhill crane, which, at about 400,000 individuals continent-wide, is the most plentiful extant crane. [26] [40]

  3. Cranes of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    A common crane photographed in Slimbridge. Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds of the order Gruiformes.Two species occur as wild birds in Great Britain: the common crane (Grus grus), a scarce migrant and very localised breeding resident currently being reintroduced to the country, and the sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis), an extreme vagrant from North America.

  4. Crane (bird) - Wikipedia

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    Even the demoiselle crane and blue crane, which may nest and feed in grasslands (or even arid grasslands or deserts), require wetlands for roosting at night. The Sarus Crane in south Asia is unique in having a significant breeding population using agricultural fields to breed in areas alongside very high density of humans and intensive farming ...

  5. Why are there so many sandhill cranes in Wisconsin right now?

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    However, North America's other crane species, the whooping crane, is endangered. Only about 80-to-85 whooping cranes currently live in Wisconsin, Lacy said. Only about 80-to-85 whooping cranes ...

  6. List of cranes - Wikipedia

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    The species with the smallest estimated population is the whooping crane, which is conservatively thought to number 50–249 mature individuals, [5] and the one with the largest is the sandhill crane, which has an estimated population of 450,000–550,000 mature individuals.

  7. Size does matter: Scientists fascinated by talons, tracheas ...

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    Nov. 13—Velociraptor talons. Curled tracheas, which help produce a bugle that can be heard two miles away. A wingspan that can span 6 feet. The sandhill crane is a symbol of changing seasons in ...

  8. List of birds of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    Sandhill cranes. Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae. Cranes are large, long-legged, and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks extended. Most have elaborate and noisy courtship displays or "dances". Two species of crane have been recorded in Georgia. Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis

  9. Golfer beaten to death with clubs on Florida course in ...

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    The second-floor patio of Palm Beach Gardens' Sandhill Crane Golf Club where police say a Florida man allegedly beat and drowned a golfer on Nov. 25, 2025. ... AP PHOTOS: The scars of a 9.1 ...