sandhill crane

noun

sand·​hill crane ˈsand-ˌhil- How to pronounce sandhill crane (audio)
: 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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Fossil records suggest sandhill cranes have been making this journey for more than 10 million years. Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 Migratory sandhill cranes spend winters in warm places like Mexico and Texas and then make their way as far north as Alaska, stopping off along the way to bulk up at grain and cornfields. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025 Each spring, for close to a million years, hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes converge on the Platte River Valley in central Nebraska. Erinn Springer, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 The sandhill cranes follow the Central Flyway, a major migration corridor stretching from the southern United States to the northern tundra of Canada, Alaska, and even Siberia. Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sandhill crane

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1805, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sandhill crane was in 1805

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“Sandhill crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandhill%20crane. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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sandhill crane

noun
sand·​hill crane ˌsand-ˌhil- How to pronounce sandhill crane (audio)
: a crane of North America and Siberia that is chiefly bluish gray with red on the top of the head

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