Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

Order

GRUIFORMES

Family

Cranes (Gruidae)

Code 4

SACR

Code 6

GRUCAN

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Dark yellow-brown in hatchlings, becoming straw to orange-yellow. Varies in adults from bright orange to deep scarlet.
Head Pattern: Capped
Crown Color: Red
Forehead Color: Red
Nape Color: Gray
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 86-122 cm (34-48 in)
Weight: 3355 g (118.4 oz)
Size: 5. Very Large (32 - 72 in)
Color Primary: Gray
Underparts: Gray
Upperparts: Gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Heavy, labored, steady wing beats with slow downstroke., Rapid jerky upstroke.
Wingspan Range: 185-229 cm (73-90 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray
Under Tail: Gray
Leg Color: Black

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