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Sandhill crane

Grus canadensis

96Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
3Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep37
Oct59
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Suffolk England59
2Orkney Islands Scotland18
3Aberdeenshire Scotland17
61 England35 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
96
Peak month
October
Counties with records
3
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Grus canadensis
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Suffolk
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Gruiformes
Family
Gruidae
Genus
Grus
Name with authority
Grus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q503804 · GBIF 2474953