📋 Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Gruiformes |
| Family | Cranes (Gruidae) |
| Species | Grus americana |
| Codes | whocra, WHCR |
🔍 Identification
The Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is a member of the Cranes family within the order Gruiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Use the eBird species code whocra when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.
🪶 Related Species in Cranes