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La grulla trompetera ( Grus americana) es una especie de ave gruiforme de la familia de las grullas (Gruidae), denominada trompetera por el sonido de su llamado. Es el ave más alta de América del Norte, y se encuentra en peligro de extinción.
22 de nov. de 2019 · Whooping Crane. •••. The whooping crane is not only the tallest bird in North America, it has the unfortunate distinction of being the most endangered due to pressures on traditional migratory and wintering habitats.
It contains the world’s largest herd of wood bison and the largest and only natural breeding population of the endangered whooping crane. The park also contains one of the world’s largest freshwater deltas, the Peace-Athabasca Delta.
The southern portion is home to the world's largest Wood Bison herd, contains the only known nesting site of the endangered Whooping Crane, and encompasses the sprawling Peace-Athabasca Delta, a wetland habitat of global significance.
21 de mar. de 2017 · Climatic changes may affect whooping crane recruitment through direct (i.e., increases in predator densities) or complex indirect interactions. For example, whooping cranes build nests in shallow lakes and ponds of the taiga to deter predation (Kuyt, 1995; Kuyt, Barry, & Johns, 1992; Timoney et al., 1997 ).
3 de abr. de 2008 · The whooping crane (Grus americana), standing almost 1.5 m high, is the tallest North American bird. Adults may weigh 7.5 kg and have a 2.2 m wingspan. They are impressive in their pure white plumage with black wing tips, long black legs, black moustache like markings and red crown.
6 de sept. de 2016 · Whooping cranes migrate and overwinter in small but demographically heterogeneous groups 17,21, providing opportunities for social learning via interactions between birds of different ages.
