Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
- umum
- 72 km/h
- Pemula
- Risiko rendah
Migrates thousands of miles with ancient grace. One of the oldest bird species alive, with fossils 2.5 million years old.
- Populasi
- Approximately 670,000-830,000 individuals total (~450,000-550,000 mature), increasing, consistent with ~400,000-500,000 continent-wide figure. A considerably higher ~1,460,000 ± 230,000 has also been reported.
- Habitat
- Freshwater wetlands, marshes, bogs, and wet meadows adjacent to open grasslands and prairies; during migration uses harvested grain fields and river sandbars for roosting
- Fakta menarik
- The sandhill crane has one of the longest fossil histories of any living bird, with an unequivocal fossil dated to about 2.5 million years old.
- Sebaran
- Breeds from northeastern Siberia through Alaska and Canada into the northern U.S.; winters in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico; non-migratory resident populations occur in Florida, Mississippi, and Cuba (three non-migratory populations plus six migratory ones; Georgia's resident birds are generally treated as an extension of the Florida population rather than a separate one)
- Makanan
- Omnivorous: roots, tubers, seeds and grains (especially waste corn), plus insects, earthworms, small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians
- Ukuran
- 1,2 m
- Bentang sayap
- 2 m
- Masa hidup
- 15 tahun
