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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
23/04/2024 11:59:10 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
EN
Whooping Crane*
Id (Atlas):
Grus americana
Description (10 )
Whooping Crane
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Other Names (World)
Whooping Crane, Whooper (!), Big White Crane
Family
Gruidae (Cranes)
Size
127 - 140 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Habitat
Breeds in prairie wetlands, preferring small, shallow lakes and ponds, willow communities, marshes, mudflats and perhaps sedge meadows.
Canada (B), Mexico (E) (NB), USA (NB).
West-central Canada (Wood Buffalo National Park). Winters on Texas coast of Gulf of Mexico (Aransas National Wildlife Refuge). Small experimental flock introduced in Rocky Mts, western USA; experimental non-migratory flock currently being established in Florida, south-eastern USA.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and increasing.
Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
A trumpeting 'ker-loo ker-lee-loo'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)... )
Listen to XC38536
Whooping Crane (Grus americana ) [XC38536 ]
by J. Frank Goodwin from Matagorda Island, Texas, United States (call)
Listen to XC533637
Whooping Crane (Grus americana ) [XC533637 ]
by id from Backbone Rd, Polk Cty, Florida, United States (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Immature Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis ) which is smaller with grey basal colour.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Whooping Crane see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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