นกกระเรียนเนินทราย

นกกระเรียนเนินทราย (Sandhill Crane) เป็นนกกระเรียนขนาดใหญ่ของทวีปอเมริกาเหนือและทางตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือของไซบีเรีย ชื่อมาจากถิ่นอาศัยที่แม่น้ำแพลท (Platte River) บนริมเนินทรายของรัฐเนแบรสกาในอเมริกาตะวันตกกลาง ซึ่งเป็นบริเวณที่นกกระเรียนเนินทรายเล็ก (Grus canadensis canadensis) มากถึง 450,000 ตัวอพยพมาที่นี่เป็นประจำทุกปี

**อ้างอิง**
Archibald, George W. & Meine, Curt (1996): 7. Sandhill Crane. In: Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Sargatal, Jordi (eds.): Handbook of Birds of the World (Volume 3: Hoatzin to Auks): 85, plate 5. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-20-2
*downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
*Brodkorb, Pierce (1967): Catalogue of Fossil Birds: Part 3 (Ralliformes, Ichthyornithiformes, Charadriiformes). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 11(3): 99-220.  PDF or JPEG fulltext date=2008-02-23 
*Meine, Curt D. & Archibald, George W. (eds.) (1996):  Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis). In: The cranes: - Status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, and Cambridge, U.K.
*Miller, Alden H. & Sibley, Charles Gald (1942): A New Species of Crane from the Pliocene of California. Condor 44(3): 126-127.  DjVu fulltext date=2011-06-07   PDF fulltext date=2009-03-19 
*Miller, Loye H. (1944): Some Pliocene birds from Oregon and Idaho. Condor 46(1): 25-32. 10.2307/1364248  DjVu fulltext date=2011-06-07   PDF fulltext date=2011-06-07 
*Quantic, Diane Dufva; Hafen, P. Jane (2003): A Great Plains Reader. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0803238029
*Rhymer, Judith M.; Fain, Matthew G.; Austin, Jane E.; Johnson, Douglas H. & Krajewski, Carey (2001): Mitochondrial phylogeography, subspecific taxonomy, and conservation genetics of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis; Aves: Gruidae). Conservation Genetics 2(3): 203–218. 10.1023/A:1012203532300  PDF fulltext date=2012-02-20 
*Stys, B. (1994): Ecology and habitat protection needs of Florida sandhill cranes on areas proposed for land conversion activities. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Nongame Wildlife Program Technical Report No. 14. Tallahassee, FL. 27pp.
*Tacha, T. C.; Nesbitt, S. A.; Vohs, P. A. (1992): Sandhill Crane. In: Poole, A. & Gill, F. (eds.): The Birds of North America 31: 1-24. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA & American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. Online version. 10.2173/bna.31 (requires subscription)  HTML introduction
*Volz, Becky Lauren (2003):  The Biogeography of the Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis). Version of 2003-DEC-31. Retrieved 2008-JAN-16.
*Stys, B. 1994. Ecology and habitat protection needs of Florida sandhill cranes on areas proposed for land conversion activities. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Nongame Wildlife Program Technical Report No. 14. Tallahassee, FL. 27pp.

**แหล่งข้อมูลอื่น**
  International Crane Foundation's Sandhill Crane page-  Audio file of cranes "unison calling" date=2015-07-18 -  Sandhill Crane Bird Sound date=2011-05-25 -  National Geographic's Crane Cam on Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary date=2007-05-29 -  Bird of the Week: Sandhill Crane - Cornell Lab of Ornithology-  Sandhill Crane Species Account - Cornell Lab of Ornithology-  Sandhill Crane Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds and Birding-  Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter-  Watching Sandhill Cranes Make the Journey South from National Public Radio-  Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska date=2007-04-16  - NET Television-  Sandhill Cranes - Florida date=2007-09-26  from jzstudios-  National Geographic's webcam at Audubon Society's Rowe Refuge, Platte River, Nebraska (with audio) date=2007-05-30 -  The Nature Conservancy's Species Profile: Sandhill Crane date=2010-11-17 -  National Audubon Society, Rowe Sanctuary, Nebraska-  Sandhill Crane Migration on Nebraska Platte River date=2017-11-10  - Viewing Sites Info & Maps, Photos + Video-  Alamosa/Monte Vista/Baca National Wildlife Refuge Complex date=2013-06-11 -  Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge-  Monte Vista (Colorado) Crane Festival-  Othello (Washington) Sand Hill Crane Festival-  Sandhill Crane videos on the Internet Bird Collection-  Stamps (for Canada, Cuba) with RangeMap-  Sandhill cranes breeding and biology in Alaska-  Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) from Paul Johnsgard, Cranes of the World (1983)-  Sandhill cranes in British Columbia, Canada date=2011-07-14  from Thomas Hentrich, www.MomentsInRGB.com
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