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Common Name

Whooping Crane

Alternate Names

Common Type

Crane

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Gruidae

Genus

Grus

Species

americana

Conservation Status

Endangered

Location Photographed

Captive Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Breed in freshwater wetlands then winters in coastal wetlands

Distribution and Range

Breed in n US or Canada; winter in Texas or Florida

Food

Root around for seeds, wheat, barley and corn but primarily feed on insects, snails, rodents, reptiles, crustaceans, mollusks and fish.

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Bird

Whooping Crane

Crane

Gruiformes

Gruidae

Grus

americana

Endangered

Captive Photographed

0

Migratory

Breed in freshwater wetlands then winters in coastal wetlands

Breed in n US or Canada; winter in Texas or Florida

Root around for seeds, wheat, barley and corn but primarily feed on insects, snails, rodents, reptiles, crustaceans, mollusks and fish.

Captive Photographed

Pushed to the bring of extinction and down to just 21 remainint birds, conservation efforts have led to a limited recovery and the number of birds now exceeds 800 birds.