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Grus americana
Grus americana
Assessment information
IUCN Status
Endangered
Date of entry in Appendix II
1979
Geographic range
Countries
Canada
,
Mexico
,
United States of America
No pictures for Grus americana
Common names
English
Whooping Crane
French
Grue blanche
Spanish
Grulla trompetera
German
Schreikranich
Taxonomy
Class
Aves
Order
Gruiformes
Family
Gruidae
Scientific name
Grus americana
Other details
Additional notes
included on Appendix II under the higher taxon Grus spp.