sandhill crane
noun
sand·hill crane
ˈsand-ˌhil- 
: a crane (Antigone canadensis) of North America and Siberia that has a red crown and is chiefly bluish gray tinged with a sandy yellow
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In addition, since so many sandhill cranes gather in Nebraska, the highly contagious virus could quickly and easily affect large numbers of the birds.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
More than 1,500 iconic sandhill cranes have been killed by bird flu in Indiana, officials say, the latest development in the spread of the highly infectious respiratory illness.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The noise spooks the farm’s newest residents, sandhill cranes in the west pasture, who leap from their roosts and swoop low over the vast prairie.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
The eastern migratory population of sandhill cranes, believed to number around 110,000, largely summer in Michigan, Wisconsin and Canada.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
More than 1,500 iconic sandhill cranes have been killed by bird flu in Indiana, officials say, the latest development in the spread of the highly infectious respiratory illness.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The noise spooks the farm’s newest residents, sandhill cranes in the west pasture, who leap from their roosts and swoop low over the vast prairie.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
The eastern migratory population of sandhill cranes, believed to number around 110,000, largely summer in Michigan, Wisconsin and Canada.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
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sandhill crane
noun
sand·hill crane
ˌsand-ˌhil-
: a crane of North America and Siberia that is chiefly bluish gray with red on the top of the head
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