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Sandhill crane migration Antigone canadensis
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Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Antigone canadensis |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 210 cm |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 2,400,922 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q503804 (CC0).
Migration in the data
2,400,922 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In the Americas, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in June (about 56°N) and furthest south in January (about 34°N).
Month by month: centre of records in the Americas
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 34°N | 0% |
| February | 36°N | 0% |
| March | 41°N | 0% |
| April | 48°N | 0% |
| May | 54°N | 0% |
| June | 56°N | 0% |
| July | 55°N | 0% |
| August | 54°N | 0% |
| September | 52°N | 0% |
| October | 43°N | 0% |
| November | 38°N | 0% |
| December | 35°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the sandhill crane
The sandhill crane is a species of large crane of North America and extreme northeastern Siberia. The common name of this bird refers to its habitat, such as the Platte River, on the edge of Nebraska's Sandhills on the American Great Plains. Sandhill cranes are known to frequent the edges of bodies of water. …
From the Wikipedia article “Sandhill crane” (revision 1378345053), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2474953&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.