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| Grus canadensis |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family: Gruidae |
Order: Gruiformes |
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Sandhill crane |
Grue du Canada |
Grulla del Canada |
Kanadischer Kranich |
S races essentially sedentary. N races migrate along several major migration routes: W populations follow routes
along Pacific coast, E of Cascade Range, though Intermountain West, and through C Rocky Mts to wintering
areas in California, Arizona, New Mexico and N Mexico; C populations follow routes from Great Lakes region
to Florida. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after Johnsgard PA (1983),
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| Regions: Caribbean Islands, Mesoamerica, North America, North Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |