Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Grus americana | Whooping Crane 



ABBREVIATION : 
GRAM

COMMON NAMES : 
   whooping crane
   whooper
   big white crane
   flying sheep
   Grue blanche
   stork
   white crane


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the whooping crane is Grus
americana (Linnaeus).  There are no subspecies [7,10,11,13].


ORDER : 
Gruiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
Endangered

OTHER STATUS : 
Whooping crane is listed as endangered in South Dakota [15], Kansas
[16], Oklahoma [17], Nebraska [18], and Northwest Territories [19],
and as a species of special concern in Florida [14].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, January 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1993. Grus americana. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Grus americana | Whooping Crane