Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

Grus canadensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Isle Royale National Park
88 Verified records at Isle Royale National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 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. The central Platte River Valley in Nebraska is the most important stopover area for the nominotypical subspecies, the lesser sandhill crane (A. c. canadensis), with up to 450,000 of these birds migrating through annually. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Sandhill Crane sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park

Virginia Rail
LC

Virginia Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rallus limicola

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
50–60%
2 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
6 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
7 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
9 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
10 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
11 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
12 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
22 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
23 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
25 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
27 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
28 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
29 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
30 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
31 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
32 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
33 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
34 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
35 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
36 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
37 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
38 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
39 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
40 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sandhill Crane in Isle Royale National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Sandhill Crane sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sandhill Crane in Isle Royale National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Sandhill Crane in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.

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