Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cranes :: Whooping Crane

Whooping Crane Grus americana

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Whooper, Big White Crane
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

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Range

Nc. Canada;
Ex. restricted range;
Sc. Mackenzie in Wood Buffalo National Park and adjacent n. Alberta. Formerly breed from s. Mackenzie, n. Saskatchewan and n. Manitoba s. to North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa as well as in se. Texas and s. Louisiana. Small experimental breeding programs are underway in the Rocky Mountain States (Gray's Lake, Idaho, New Mexico, rarely se. Arizona), se. Texas and Florida (Kissimmee Prairie region).
Migrates in a 100-300km wide corridor across the Great Plains (Platte River). Briefly stops irregularly at staging areas in the fall in Saskatchewan, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Winters in sc. United States in coastal e. Texas (Aransas National Wildlife Refuge).
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North America n. of Mexican border;
Summer: MAC and ALB;
Winter: TEX

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: International Crane Foundation

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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