Whooping crane

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| image equal Grus americana Sasata.jpg | image_caption equal In the Calgary Zoo, Alberta | genus equal Grus | species equal americana | authority equal (Linnaeus, 1758) | range_map equal Grus americana map.svg | range_map_caption equal Distribution map of the whooping crane. blue: breeding, orange: wintering, green: year-round, grey: experimental year-round | synonyms equal Ardea americana }}
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. The whooping crane's lifespan is estimated to be 22-24 years in the wild. After being pushed to the brink of extinction, due to unregulated hunting and loss of habitat, and just 21 wild (and two captive) cranes remaining by 1941, conservation efforts would lead to a partial recovery. The total number of cranes in the surviving migratory population, plus three reintroduced flocks and in-captivity, only slightly exceeds 800 birds.

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