Whooping crane
Species of large bird from North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered crane species, native to North America,[3][1] named for its “whooping” calls. Along with the sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis), it is one of only two crane species native to North America, and it is also the tallest North American bird species.[3] The whooping crane's lifespan is estimated to be 22-24 years in the wild.[3] After being pushed to the brink of extinction, due to unregulated hunting and loss of habitat, and just 21 wild (and two captive) cranes remaining by 1941, conservation efforts would lead to a partial recovery.[4][5] The total number of cranes in the surviving migratory population, plus three reintroduced flocks and in-captivity, only slightly exceeds 800 birds as of 2020[update].
Whooping crane | |
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In the Calgary Zoo, Alberta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Gruidae |
Genus: | Grus |
Species: | G. americana |
Binomial name | |
Grus americana | |
Distribution map of the whooping crane. blue: breeding, orange: wintering, green: year-round, grey: experimental year-round | |
Synonyms | |
Ardea americana Linnaeus, 1758 |