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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Jonathon Jongsma (XC111491). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Common CraneGrus grus
Whooping CraneGrus americana
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
Great EgretArdea alba
American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchos
BrolgaAntigone rubicunda
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 64,445 |
|---|---|
| New York | 55,610 |
| Washington | 45,073 |
| Kentucky | 20,824 |
| Georgia | 14,097 |
| Pennsylvania | 13,457 |
| Canada | 12,182 |
| New Jersey | 11,409 |
| Oklahoma | 9,695 |
| Maryland | 8,606 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes |
| Family | Cranes · Gruidae |
| Genus | Antigone Cranes · Antigone |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sandhill Crane with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.