OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Antigone (named for mythic Antigone) canadensis ("of Canada")
Adult Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) at St Charles, Illinois - July 2024
Featured Subspecies: Antigone candensis tabida
Weight: 2.7-6.7kg / Height: 80-136cm / Wingspan: 1.65-2.3m
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
By numbers, by far the most numerous of extant crane species with a range that covers much of Canada and the US, and in many places an iconic symbol of Spring as it returns from migration. It is unusually tolerant of humans for a crane, in some places even adapting to urban environments. It has one of the most well documented fossil histories of extant birds with this species or it's immediate ancestors being documented up to 10-million years ago in the fossil record.
Related Species:
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Gruidae
Genus: Grus
SUBSPECIES: A. c. canadensis, A. c. tabida, A. c. pratensis, A. c. pulla, A. c. nesiotes
- Sighting Locations -
A widespread breeding visitor to Alaska, West and the Great Lakes region, Wintering in Texas, Florida and California. Resident population also in Florida.
- CHICAGO-ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: Seen at St Charles, Illinois and Anchorage, Alaska
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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