Sandhill Crane Ethogram
Category Behaviours
Social &
Reproductive
CM Courtship and mating
BO Brooding (taking care of young)
NS Nesting
CO Copulating
Agonistic & Alert FT Fighting
DT Directed threat (an aggressive posture directed at another
individual)
AT Alert (standing at attention)
Foraging & Related GL Gleaning (feeding by picking up items from the ground
surface, such as insects or seeds)
GR Grazing (feeding on grass or herbaceous vegetation)
SE Searching (looking for food—head is generally pointed
downward)
DR Drinking
DF Defecating
FH Fed by Humans
PB Probing (digging in the soil for food)
Locomotor GT Gait (walking or running)
FL Flying
SW Swimming
Resting &
Grooming
LY Loafing (sitting/laying)
LF Loafing (standing)
SL Sleeping
ST Stretching
PR Preening
BT Bathing
OOS Out of sight (record this when animal is out of view)
