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Whooping crane migration Grus americana
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| Scientific name | Grus americana |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 215 cm |
| Adult weight | 7.497 kg (adult) |
| IUCN status | Endangered |
| Records mapped | 76,065 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q457477 (CC0).
Migration in the data
76,065 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In the Americas, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in July (about 53°N) and furthest south in January (about 28°N).
Month by month: centre of records in the Americas
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 28°N | 0% |
| February | 28°N | 0% |
| March | 28°N | 0% |
| April | 40°N | 0% |
| May | 45°N | 0% |
| June | 47°N | 0% |
| July | 53°N | 0% |
| August | 47°N | 0% |
| September | 50°N | 0% |
| October | 39°N | 0% |
| November | 32°N | 0% |
| December | 28°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the whooping crane
The whooping crane is an endangered crane species, native to North America, named for its "whooping" calls. Along with the sandhill crane, it is one of only two crane species native to North America, and it is also the tallest North American bird species, with an estimated 22–30+ year life expectancy in the wild. …
From the Wikipedia article “Whooping crane” (revision 1380782589), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2474941&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.