Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis pratensis
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Eats
Feed on wide variety of plant tubers, grains, small vertebrates (e.g. mice and snakes), and invertebrates such as insects or worms.
Lives
Open fresh water wetlands, bogs, sedge meadows, and fens to open grasslands, pine savannas, and cultivated lands.
Behavior
Description
The most abundant of the world's cranes. They mate for life. Their sound is loud, rolling, and trumpeting.
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