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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 species with the smallest estimated population is the whooping crane, which is conservatively thought to number 50–249 mature individuals, [5] and the one with the largest is the sandhill crane, which has an estimated population of 450,000–550,000 mature individuals. [6]
In the federal government's quest to protect whooping cranes from extinction, they decided to introduce a population of whooping cranes from the center of North America that nest in Canada and ...
As of November 1, 2009, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed approximately 1,200 animals as endangered or threatened in North America.. Note: This list is intended only for species listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, not species listed as endangered by other countries or agencies such as the ...
Nov. 7—AUSTIN — On Nov. 1, the first pair of whooping cranes of the year were spotted flying toward the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the southwest side of San Antonio Bay. Their arrival ...
The endangered whooping crane, the largest bird in North America, is the most highly prized sight as only a few hundred remain, [7] including three families on St. Charles Bay. [1] The bird was near extinction in the early 20th century, as only two flocks between Canada and Texas remained.
Standing almost 5-feet tall with a wingspan of 7.5 feet, whooping cranes are the largest bird in North America, and there are fewer than 600 remaining in the wild, according to wildlife officials.
There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. Grus japonensis: Red-crowned crane: Siberia (eastern Russia), northeastern China, HokkaidÅ (northern Japan), the Korean Peninsula, and occasionally in northeastern Mongolia. Grus americana: Whooping crane: North America Grus grus: Common crane: Europe, Asia and northern Africa Grus monacha ...