Whooping Crane
(Grus americana)

Distribution maps

Distribution of the Whooping Crane in North America

Additional information on: Distribution of the Whooping Crane in North America

Map displaying the species distribution or migratory routes

Distribution of wild and captive whooping cranes in North America, including areas used by cranes in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo Population (AWBP), Eastern Migratory Population (EMP), Louisiana Population (LP), and Florida Population (FP), as well as the facilities holding captive cranes.

Map was produced in 2019 by John Conkin, Environment and Climate Change Canada, based on data from the Canadian Wildlife Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Geological Survey, and the International Crane Foundation. The AWBP migration corridor is available in Pearse et al. (2018).

References

Pearse A.T., M. Rabbe, L.M. Juliusson, M.T. Bidwell, L. Craig-Moore, D.A. Brandt, and W. Harrell. 2018. Delineating and identifying long-term changes in the whooping crane (Grus americana) migration corridor. PLoS ONE 13(2) e0192737