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whooping crane
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a species of crane, Grus americana, which nests in western Canada.
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1795
Hooping Crane. This bird visits Hudson's Bay in the Spring, though not in great numbers.
1961
Another feature within [Wood Buffalo Park] is the nesting ground of the almost extinct whooping crane.