Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Grus canadensis | Sandhill Crane 



ABBREVIATION : 
GRCA

COMMON NAMES : 
   sandhill crane
   blue crane
   brown crane
   grey crane


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for sandhill crane is Grus
canadensis Linnaeus.  There are seven subspecies:  three are migratory and
four are permanent residents of their range [15,19].

Grus canadensis ssp. pulla Aldrich - Mississippi sandhill crane
Grus c. ssp. nesiotes - Cuba sandhill crane
Grus c. ssp. pratensis Meyer - Florida sandhill crane
Grus c. ssp. pulla - Mississippi sandhill crane
Grus c. ssp. canadensis - lesser sandhill crane *
Grus c. ssp. rowani Aldrich - Canadian sandhill crane *
Grus c. ssp. tabida (Peters) - greater sandhill crane *

* migratory subspecies


ORDER : 
Gruiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
Two subspecies of sandhill crane are federally listed as endangered:
the Cuba and Mississippi sandhill cranes [16].

Sandhill crane is listed as endangered in Illinois [20] and Washington
[22].  Florida sandhill crane is listed as threatened in Florida [21].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, August 1992


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1992. Grus canadensis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Grus canadensis | Sandhill Crane