Cranes (Gruidae)

Whooping Crane (Grus americana) - HBW 3, p. 88

French: Grue blanche German: Schreikranich Spanish: Grulla Trompetera
Other common names: Whooper (!), Big White Crane

Taxonomy: Ardea americana Linnaeus, 1758, Hudson Bay, Canada.
Monotypic.

Distribution: WC Canada (Wood Buffalo National Park). Winters on Texas coast of Gulf of Mexico (Aransas National Wildlife Refuge). Small experimental flock introduced in Rocky Mts, W USA; experimental non-migratory flock currently being established in Florida, SE USA.