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Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.
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del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Delany, S. and Scott, D. 2006. Waterbird population estimates. Wetlands International, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2021. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip.
IUCN. 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 09 December 2021).
Murphy-Klassen, H.M., Underwood, T.J., Sealy, S.G. and Czyrny, A.A. 2005. Long-term trends in spring arrival dates of migrant birds at Delta Marsh, Manitoba, in relation to climate change. The Auk 122: 1130-1148.
Pardieck, K. L.; Ziolkowski Jr., D. J.; Lutmerding, M.; Hudson, M. A. R. 2018. North American Breeding Bird Survey Dataset 1966 - 2017, version 2017.0. U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Available at: https://doi.org/10.5066/F76972V8.
Partners in Flight. 2020. Avian Conservation Assessment Database, version 2020. Available at: http://pif.birdconservancy.org/ACAD.
Rosenberg, K. V.; Dokter, A. M.; Blancher, P. J.; Sauer, J. R.; Smith, A. C.; Smith, P. A.; Stanton, J. C.; Panjabi, A.; Helft, L.; Parr, M.; Marra, P. P. 2019. Decline of the North American avifauna. Science 366(6461): 120-124.
Wetlands International. 2020. Waterbird Population Estimates. Available at: https://wpe.wetlands.org.
IUCN SSC Crane Specialist Group
International Crane Foundation Species Field Guide
Search for photos and videos, and hear sounds of this species from the Macaulay Library
Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Status, Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/sandhill-crane-grus-canadensis on 20/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 20/12/2024.