Whooping Crane
Grus americana - Grue blanche
Systematics
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Order:
Gruiformes
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Family:
Gruidés
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Genus:
Grus
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Species:
americana
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 160 cm
- Wingspan: 200 à 230 cm.
- Weight: 4500 à 8500 g
Geographic range
Identification
Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is a species of bird in the Gruidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Grue blanche,
- Grulla trompetera,
- grou-trompeteiro,
- Schreikranich,
- lármás daru,
- Trompetkraanvogel,
- Gru americana,
- trumpetartrana,
- Trompetertrane,
- žeriav škriekavý,
- jeřáb americký,
- Trompetértrane,
- trumpettikurki,
- grua cridanera,
- żuraw krzykliwy,
- Amerikas dzērve,
- Американский журавль,
- アメリカシロヅル,
- 美洲鹤,
- 美洲鶴,
Habitat
Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Aegotheliformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Nyctibiiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podargiformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Steatornithiformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes