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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) call
A loud, rolling, bugling garoo-oo-oo that carries for miles over fields and marshes.
Listen to the Sandhill Crane call
A field recording of the Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) by Ian Adams, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Sandhill Crane in wetland and farmland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Sandhill Crane
These birds share a course and a habitat with the Sandhill Crane, so you may hear them in the same places.
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California Quail Callipepla californica
A ringing three-note chi-ca-go from a fencepost.
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White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Clear whistle then a buzzy jumble. San Francisco birds sing a local dialect.
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Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
A sharp tsip call and a thin two-part pi-tsee, pi-tsew song near water.
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Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
A laughing waka-waka-waka, several birds answering each other.
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Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
A soft few and a short chattering kew-kew in flight.
Questions
Questions about the Sandhill Crane
What does the Sandhill Crane sound like?
A loud, rolling, bugling garoo-oo-oo that carries for miles over fields and marshes. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Sandhill Crane?
California Quail, White-crowned Sparrow, Black Phoebe, Acorn Woodpecker and Western Bluebird sound similar.
Where can I hear the Sandhill Crane?
SongLark teaches it in two courses: Birds of California and Birds of the Pacific Northwest.
How can I learn the Sandhill Crane call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 7: Central Valley & Farmland. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
Learn this call in
SongLark teaches the Sandhill Crane in two courses: Birds of California and Birds of the Pacific Northwest. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the Sandhill Crane comes in Level 7: Central Valley & Farmland. That Level is about fenceposts, orchards and flooded winter fields.
- In Birds of the Pacific Northwest, the Sandhill Crane comes in Level 5: Valley Fields & Marshes. That Level is about willamette Valley farmland, wet meadows and cattail marsh.
Learn it with these birds in Level 7 of Birds of California
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Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
A rich, flute-like song that bubbles and gurgles down the scale; Oregon's state bird.
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Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
Harsh, rapid kek-kek-kek chatter and a querulous rising mag? Found only in California.
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Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
A creaky, wheezy kesh-eee song and a hard tchk call from lawns, fields and car parks.
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Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Sharp kip notes that build into squeaky, bickering chatter from roadside wires.
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Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
A plaintive, down-slurred pee-ur whistle from a fence, barn or rock.
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Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Harsh, grating notes and short repeated phrases from a wire or the top of a bush.
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Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
A long, jumbled song of buzzes, trills and clear notes, often broken by a churring rattle.
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Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
A cheerful, twittering warble with a dry rattle; long tail streamers over farms and fields.
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