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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]
Cranes are tall wading birds in the family Gruidae. Cranes are found on every continent except for South America and Antarctica and inhabit a variety of open habitats, although most species prefer to live near water. [1] They are large birds with long necks and legs, a tapering form, and long secondary feathers on the wing that project over the ...
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.
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In 2001, the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership raised whooping crane (Grus americana) chicks in Wisconsin's Necedah National Wildlife Refuge then guided them to the Chassahowitzka NWR for the winter. Despite severe mortality from hurricanes in 2007, the re-introduction has been successful and by 2010 there were up to 105 migrating birds ...
Grus is a genus of large birds in the crane family.. The genus Grus was erected by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. [1] The name Grus is the Latin word for "crane". [2]
The crane was released into the wild as a chick in November 2023 after it was born at the Dallas Zoo. The animal was found dead on Jan. 9 near Mamou, Louisiana, according to the zoo.