Family: Gruidae (Cranes)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

Criteria: D

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Endangered because it has a very small population. However, the conservation status of the species is improving, with not only increases in the natural wild population but also establishment of reintroduced flocks that may become self-sustaining. As a result, the number of mature individuals is continuing to increase and this species may merit downlisting to Vulnerable in the near future.

Population size: 50-249 mature individuals

Population trend: increasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 306,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Nearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Marine