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Scientific Name
Grus americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Grus americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Niobrara National Scenic River (NIOB)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Whooping Crane
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Gruiformes |
| Family | Gruidae |
| Subfamily | Gruinae |
| Genus | Grus |
| Species | Grus americana |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Several credible recent sightings. The study area of Ducey 1989 includes more area than the park itself and one cannot be sure that birds observed were done so within park boundaries.; Data Source: Brogie and Mossman 1983, Steinauer and Scudder 1989
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Stuart Schneider (2005); Brogie and Mossman 1983
Management Tags
- Management Priority
Seasonality Tags
- Migratory
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
R Perdaems--THRO
Created Date
6/13/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Stuart Schneider and Marcia Wilson
Last Modified Date
11/30/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Ducey, 1989.
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