© Tyler Ficker
Whooping Crane Grus americana
Richard P. Urbanek and James C. Lewis
Version: 2.0 — Published January 15, 2015
Version: 2.0 — Published January 15, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американски жерав |
| Croatian | bijeli ždral |
| Czech | jeřáb americký |
| Danish | Trompetértrane |
| Dutch | Trompetkraanvogel |
| English | Whooping Crane |
| English (United States) | Whooping Crane |
| French | Grue blanche |
| French (France) | Grue blanche |
| German | Schreikranich |
| Icelandic | Söngtrana |
| Japanese | アメリカシロヅル |
| Norwegian | trompetertrane |
| Polish | żuraw krzykliwy |
| Russian | Американский журавль |
| Serbian | Beli ždral |
| Slovak | žeriav škriekavý |
| Spanish | Grulla Trompetera |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Grulla Blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Grulla trompetera |
| Swedish | trumpetartrana |
| Turkish | Ötücü Turna |
| Ukrainian | Журавель американський |
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Whooping Crane in 2014.
Distribution of the Whooping Crane in 2014. Populations shown are Aransas/Wood Buffalo population (AWP), Louisiana population (LP), Eastern Migratory population (EMP), and Florida (FP). Formerly this species was more widespread in the prairie wetlands of the northcentral United States and southern Canada (see text).