Cranes and Relatives - Order Gruiformes
Cranes and their relatives (Order Gruiformes) belong to an old and wide-ranging group of birds that includes rails, coots, sungrebes, kagu, sunbitterns, roatelos, buttonquail, cranes, limpkins, trumpeters, seriemas, and bustards.
Operation Migration Aircraft Leads the Way for Whooping Crane
A team of conservationists, 3 ultra-light aircraft, and 16 whooping cranes have recently passed the half-way mark of a 1230-mile southward migration from Wisconsin's Necedah National Wildlife Refuge to the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in Florida.
A team of conservationists, 3 ultra-light aircraft, and 16 whooping cranes have recently passed the half-way mark of a 1230-mile southward migration from Wisconsin's Necedah National Wildlife Refuge to the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in Florida.
Those Heavenly Birds
Read more about cranes, a group of birds that belong to the Order Gruiformes. Find links and additional information about cranes and other related species.
Read more about cranes, a group of birds that belong to the Order Gruiformes. Find links and additional information about cranes and other related species.
'The Birds of Heaven' by Peter Matthiessen
In 'The Birds of Heaven', Peter Matthiessen recounts his world-wide journeys studying, observing, and protecting cranes. Through acute, focused observation, he offers a rare glimpse into the world of this enchanting group of birds.
In 'The Birds of Heaven', Peter Matthiessen recounts his world-wide journeys studying, observing, and protecting cranes. Through acute, focused observation, he offers a rare glimpse into the world of this enchanting group of birds.