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

Examples of sandhill crane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

In recent weeks, biologists with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources have counted hundreds of dead sandhill cranes statewide. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025

Here’s how to watch 27,000 sandhill cranes migrate through Colorado this spring Put this Colorado historic bird festival on your 2025 to-do list. —The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sandhill crane

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• capitaine
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• gethsemane
• halothane
• hurricane

Kids Definition

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