Whooping Crane (Grus americana)

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.

Range (Guide)

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.

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)...)

Whooping Crane (Grus americana) [XC533637]
by id from Backbone Rd, Polk Cty, Florida, United States (call)

Whooping Crane (Grus americana) [XC329823]
by Sue Riffe from Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Immature Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) which is smaller with grey basal colour.

References
See References.

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