70,979 observationsLeast Concern
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Gruiformes ›Family: Gruidae ›Genus: Antigone
About
The sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to habitat like that at the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on the American Plains. This is the most important stopover area for the nominotypical subspecies, the lesser sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis canadensis), with up to 450,000 of these birds migrating through annually.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Sandhill Crane is Antigone canadensis.
- Sandhill Crane belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Sandhill Crane belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Sandhill Crane belongs to the class Aves.
- Sandhill Crane belongs to the order Gruiformes.
- Sandhill Crane belongs to the family Gruidae.
- Sandhill Crane belongs to the genus Antigone.