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The whooping crane (*Grus americana*) is a species of bird within the family Gruidae and order Gruiformes. It belongs to the genus *Grus* and is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The scientific name was established by Linnaeus in 1758, and the taxon status is accepted. Other common names for this species include garan ubanol, Schreikranich, and Grulla trompetera.
Physically, the whooping crane has a wingspan of 215 and a mass of 7.497. It is listed in Appendix I of CITES. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Endangered in 2020.
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Species
Endangeredwhooping crane
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGruiformes
- FamilyGruidae
Maximum longevity: 40 years (captivity) Observations: On average, these animals live little over 20 years (http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/). They have been estimated to live up to 22-30 years in the wild. In captivity, they can live up to 35-40 years and one 31 year-old male specimen could still reproduce (http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/).
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- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
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- Grus americana
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- Grus americana
- taxon common name
- grou-americano
- wingspan
- 215
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- short name
- G. americana
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Encyclopedic overview
The whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered crane species, native to North America, 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, with an estimated 22–30+ year life expectancy in the wild. After being pushed to the brink of extinction by unregulated hunting and loss of habitat that left just 21 wild (and two captive) cranes by 1941, the whooping crane made a partial recovery through conservation efforts. The total number of cranes in the surviving migratory population, plus three reintroduced flocks and in-captivity, only slightly exceeds 830 birds as of 2025. This includes about 560 individuals in the remnant population that migrates between coastal Texas, USA, and the Northwest Territories, Canada, which is termed the "Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population" after the protected areas that anchor the population's wintering and breeding ranges, respectively. Additionally, there are about 140 individuals in two reintroduced populations breeding in Wisconsin and Louisiana, USA, and an additional 130 individuals in captivity.
Taxonomy
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