Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (41)
- Subspecies (6)
Brian D. Gerber, James F. Dwyer, Stephen A. Nesbitt, Rod C. Drewien, Carol D. Littlefield, T. C. Tacha, and P. A. Vohs
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 17, 2014
Text last updated August 17, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Grña canadiana |
| Basque | Kurrilo kanadarra |
| Bulgarian | Канадски жерав |
| Catalan | grua del Canadà |
| Chinese | 沙丘鶴 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 沙丘鹤 |
| Croatian | kanadski ždral |
| Czech | jeřáb kanadský |
| Danish | Prærietrane |
| Dutch | Canadese Kraanvogel |
| English | Sandhill Crane |
| English (United States) | Sandhill Crane |
| Faroese | Kanadatrani |
| Finnish | hietakurki |
| French | Grue du Canada |
| French (France) | Grue du Canada |
| Galician | Grou americano |
| German | Kanadakranich |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός Σταχτογερανός |
| Hebrew | עגור קנדי |
| Hungarian | Kanadai daru |
| Icelandic | Mótrana |
| Japanese | カナダヅル |
| Korean | 캐나다두루미 |
| Lithuanian | Kanadinė gervė |
| Mongolian | Элсэн тогоруу |
| Norwegian | kanadatrane |
| Polish | żuraw kanadyjski |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Grou-americano |
| Romanian | Cocor canadian |
| Russian | Канадский журавль |
| Serbian | Kanadski ždral |
| Slovak | žeriav plavokrký |
| Slovenian | Kanadski žerjav |
| Spanish | Grulla Canadiense |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Grulla Gris |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Grulla Gris |
| Spanish (Spain) | Grulla canadiense |
| Swedish | prärietrana |
| Turkish | Kanada Turnası |
| Ukrainian | Журавель канадський |
Antigone canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Ardea canadensis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.141.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America = Hudson Bay, ex Edwards.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTIGONE
- antigone
- canadense / canadensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Sandhill Cranes in North America.
Northern populations are migratory, southern populations generally non-migratory, remaining near breeding sites year-round.
