Cranes in North America

That's a cool discovery, though its probably one of the offspring from the failed attempts of raising Whooping Crane chicks to Sandhill Cranes (they eventually hybridized).

 

It's probably a relic from the days (1980s?) when they deliberately produced a few to see what they looked like, in case cross-fostered birds hybridised in the wild.

 

Actually, the bird is only a few years old, and captured out of the wild from a Whooping Crane flock. Her name is Whoopsie.

 

Interesting. So they did hybridise in the wild.

 

Update of my own:

Balearica

Gray-crowned Crane (77 holders)

Abilene
African Lion Safari
African Safari Wildlife Park
Africam Safari
Alameda Park
Baton Rouge
Blank Park
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
Bright’s
Bronx
Brookfield
Busch Gardens Tampa
Caldwell
Calgary
Cameron Park
Chattanooga
Cheyenne Mountain
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Cougar Mountain
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Dickerson Park
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fresno Chaffee
Gladys Porter
Granby
Grant’s Farm
Great Plains
Greenview Aviaries
Honolulu
Idaho Falls
Indian Creek
International Crane Foundation
Jacksonville
Keystone
Kansas City
Lee Richardson
Lincoln Children’s
Lion County Safari
Little Rock
Living Desert
Living Treasures Animal Park
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Los Angeles
Louisville
Mesker Park
Miller
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Nashville
Oklahoma City
Pana’ewa Rainforest
Parc Safari
Pueblo
Reid Park
Rolling Hills
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco
Santa Fe Teaching
Scovill
Six Flags Great Adventure
Special Memories
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Tiger World
Timbavati Wildlife Park
Toledo
Topeka
Toronto
Tulsa
Turda Farms
Wildlife Safari
Wildlife World
Willow Park
Zoofari
Zoo Tampa

Black-crowned Crane (33-34 holders)

African Safari Wildlife Park
Audubon
Alexandria
Binder Park
Birmingham
Brevard
Columbus
Dallas
Denver?
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Ellen Trout
Fort Wayne
International Crane Foundation
Lehigh Valley
Los Angeles
Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Maryland
Memphis
Montgomery
Natural Encounters
Naples
Omaha
Potawatomi
Roger Williams Park
Rolling Hills
Roosevelt Park
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco
Sedgwick County
St Augustine Alligator Farm
Tracy Aviary
Zoo Boise
Zoo Miami

Leucogeranus

Siberian Crane (3 holders)

Franklin Park
International Crane Foundation
Tulsa

Antigone

Sandhill Crane (63 holders)

Abilene (spp Florida)
Africam Safari (spp Florida)
African Lion Safari (1.1)
Albuquerque Biological Park
Alexandria (spp Florida)
Audubon Species Survival Center (pulla)
Baton Rouge (spp Floria)
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Beardsley (spp tabida)
Big Alpine
Birmingham (spp Florida)
Bramble Park (spp Florida)
Brandywine
Brevard (spp Florida)
Brookgreen Gardens (spp Florida)
Buttonwood Parks (spp Florida)
Caldwell
Calgary
Columbus (spp Florida)
Cosley
David Traylor (spp tabida)
Detroit
Fort Worth (spp Florida)
Fossil Rim (spp tabida)
Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Gladys Porter
Great Plains (spp Florida)
Henry Vilas
Henson Robinson
Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park (spp Florida)
Hutchison
International Crane Foundation
Jacksonville (spp Florida)
Lee Simmons (spp Florida & tabida)
Manitowoc Lincoln Park
Maryland
Memphis
Mill Mountain
Milwaukee
NEW
Ochsner Park (spp Florida)
Oklahoma City (spp Florida)
Palm Beach (spp Florida)
Parc Safari (spp Florida)
Pocatello
Queens
Safari Niagara (spp Florida)
San Antonio
Salisbury (spp Florida)
Sedgwick County
Seneca Park (spp Florida)
Special Memories
Stone (spp Florida)
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Texas (spp rowani)
Tracy Aviary
White Oak (pulla)
Wildwood
Willow Park (tabida)
World Bird Sanctuary
ZooAmerica
Zoo-Sauvage (spp Florida)
Zoo Tampa (spp Florida)

White-naped Crane (29 holders)

Birmingham
Bronx
Central Park
Columbus
Dallas
Detroit
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
International Crane Foundation
Jackson
Knoxville
Lake Superior
Memphis
Oglebay’s Good
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Prospect Park
Red River
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
St. Louis
Trevor
Turtle Back
Utica
Virginia
Wildlife Safari
Wildlife World
Woodland Park
Zoo Knoxville

Sarus Crane (24 holders)

African Lion Safari (1.1)
Alligator Adventure
Baton Rouge
Blank Park
Bright’s
Cougar Mountain
Denver
Fort Worth
International Crane Foundation
Lee Richardson (spp antigone)
Lion Country Safari (spp antigone)
Little Rock
Los Angeles (spp antigone)
Louisville
Mesker Park (spp antigone)
Montgomery (spp antigone)
Safari Niagara
Safari West (spp sharpii)
San Antonio (ssp antigone)
St Louis (spp antigone)
Virginia
Wild World (spp sharpii)
Zoo Boise
Zoo Miami (spp antigone)

Brolga (1 holder)

International Crane Foundation


Bugeranus

Wattled Crane (23-24 holders)

Albuquerque Biological Park
Baton Rouge
Dallas
Fort Wayne’s Children’s
Fort Worth
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (offshow)
Franklin Park
International Crane Foundation
Jackson
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Louisville
NEW
North Carolina
Omaha?
Oregon
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
St. Catherine’s
St. Louis
Toronto
White Oak
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Tampa


Anthropoides

Blue Crane (26 holders)

Albuquerque Biological Park
America’s Teaching
Birmingham
Blank Park
Brevard
Bronx
Dallas
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Gladys Porter
International Crane Foundation
Jacksonville
Lee Richardson
Little Rock
Mesker Park
Nashville
National
Omaha
Palm Beach
Rosamond Gifford
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Special Memories?
St. Louis
Virginia
Wildlife World
Zoo Atlanta

Demoiselle Crane (32 holders)

Africam Safari
Alexandria
Assiniboine Park
Baton Rouge
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
Dallas
Fort Worth
Idaho Falls
International Crane Foundation
Keystone Safari
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Louisville
Maryland
Montgomery
National Aviary
Palm Beach
Pinola Conservancy
Prospect Park
Riverbanks
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
SeaWorld San Diego
Sedgwick County
Special Memories
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo
Tulsa
Virginia
Wildlife World
Woodland Park
Zoo-Sauvage
Zoo Tampa


Grus

Red-crowned Crane (23 holders)

Birmingham
Bramble Park
Bronx
Capron Park
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas
Detroit
Fossil Rim
Granby
Idaho Falls
International Crane Foundation
Louisville
Palm Beach
Roger Williams Park
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Sunset
The Wilds
Woodland Park
Zoo-Sauvage

Whooping Crane (14 holders)

Audubon Species Survival Center
Audubon
Calgary
Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park
International Crane Foundation
Jacksonville
Milwaukee
National
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Stone
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
White Oak Conservation Center

Common Crane (2 holders)

Assiniboine (spp grus)
International Crane Foundation

Hooded Crane (10 holders)

El Paso
Franklin Park
International Crane Foundation
Lee Richardson
Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Memphis
Miller Park
Oklahoma City
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Woodland Park

Black-necked Crane (4-5 holders)

Bronx
International Crane Foundation
Prospect Park
Stone
Sylvan Heights Bird Park?

 

Thanks, it needed updated! Only one edit: Abilene keeps Whooping Crane.

 

1.1.1

 

Prospect Park no longer keeps Black-Necked Crane and Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy now has a pair of Red-Crowned Crane.

~Thylo

 

In Mexico there is a large collection of cranes (lots of other rare avian species and the quetzal was first bred here , felines and primates are kept too) held at a bird park in Ixtapaluca the State of Mexico called El Nido.

Several species of crane are kept :

Sarus cranes

Crowned crane

Blue crane

Sandhill crane

White naped crane

Demoiselle crane

I think there may have also been Siberian cranes and Brolgas too but I don't remember as it was a long time since I visited here.

Additionally in the Chapultepec , San Juan de Aragon , Africam safari , Morelia and Guadalajara zoos there are numerous crowned cranes kept.

 

NEW Zoo now has 0.1 Whooping Crane.

 

Milwaukee now has Black Crowned Crane, and NEW received an additional 1.0 Whooping Crane bringing their population to 1.1.

 

Catoctin has red crowned crane, 2 exhibits on my visit.

Natural Bridge Zoo has demoiselle.

Metro Richmond also has demoiselle, blue, grey crowned, and sarus.

Keystone Safari has grey crowned and white naped.

 

Balearica

Gray-crowned Crane (79 holders)

Abilene
African Lion Safari
African Safari Wildlife Park
Africam Safari
Alameda Park
Baton Rouge
Blank Park
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
Brights
Bronx
Brookfield
Busch Gardens Tampa
Caldwell
Calgary
Cameron Park
Chattanooga
Cheyenne Mountain
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Cougar Mountain
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Dickerson Park
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fresno Chaffee
Gladys Porter
Granby
Grant’s Farm
Great Plains
Honolulu
Idaho Falls
Indian Creek
International Crane Foundation
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Keystone Safari
Lee Richardson
Lincoln Children’s
Lion County Safari
Little Rock
Living Desert
Living Treasures Animal Park
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Los Angeles
Louisville
Mesker Park
Metro Richmond
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Nashville
Oklahoma City
Pana’ewa Rainforest
Parc Safari
Pueblo
Reid Park
Rolling Hills
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco
Santa Fe Teaching
Scovill
Six Flags Great Adventure
Special Memories
St Louis
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Tiger World
Timbavati Wildlife Park
Toledo
Topeka
Toronto
Tulsa
Wildlife Safari
Wildlife World
Willow Park
Zoofari
Zoo Tampa

Black-crowned Crane (34-35 holders)

African Safari Wildlife Park
Audubon
Alexandria
Binder Park
Birmingham
Brevard
Columbus
Dallas
Denver?
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Ellen Trout
Fort Wayne
International Crane Foundation
Lehigh Valley
Los Angeles
Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Maryland
Memphis
Milwaukee
Montgomery
Natural Encounters
Naples
Omaha
Potawatomi
Roger Williams Park
Rolling Hills
Roosevelt Park
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
San Francisco
Sedgwick County
St Augustine Alligator Farm
Tracy Aviary
Zoo Boise
Zoo Miami


Leucogeranus

Siberian Crane (3 holders)

Franklin Park
International Crane Foundation
Tulsa


Antigone

Sandhill Crane (64 holders)

Abilene (spp Florida)
Africam Safari (spp Florida)
African Lion Safari (1.1)
Albuquerque Biological Park
Alexandria (spp Florida)
Audubon Species Survival Center (pulla)
Baton Rouge (spp Floria)
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Beardsley (spp tabida)
Big Alpine
Birmingham (spp Florida)
Bramble Park (spp Florida)
Brandywine
Brevard (spp Florida)
Brookgreen Gardens (spp Florida)
Buttonwood Parks (spp Florida)
Caldwell
Calgary
Cohanzick
Columbus (spp Florida)
Cosley
David Traylor (spp tabida)
Detroit
Fort Worth (spp Florida)
Fossil Rim (spp tabida)
Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Gladys Porter
Great Plains (spp Florida)
Henry Vilas
Henson Robinson
Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park (spp Florida)
Hutchison
International Crane Foundation
Jacksonville (spp Florida)
Lee Simmons (spp Florida & tabida)
Manitowoc Lincoln Park
Maryland
Memphis
Mill Mountain
Milwaukee
NEW
Ochsner Park (spp Florida)
Oklahoma City (spp Florida)
Palm Beach (spp Florida)
Parc Safari (spp Florida)
Pocatello
Queens
Safari Niagara (spp Florida)
San Antonio
Salisbury (spp Florida)
Sedgwick County
Seneca Park (spp Florida)
Special Memories
Stone (spp Florida)
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Texas (spp rowani)
Tracy Aviary
White Oak (pulla)
Wildwood
Willow Park (tabida)
World Bird Sanctuary
ZooAmerica
Zoo-Sauvage (spp Florida)
Zoo Tampa (spp Florida)

White-naped Crane (30 holders)

Birmingham
Bronx
Central Park
Columbus
Dallas
Detroit
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Fort Worth
Franklin Park
International Crane Foundation
Jackson
Keystone Safari
Knoxville
Lake Superior
Memphis
Oglebay’s Good
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Prospect Park
Red River
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
St. Louis
Trevor
Turtle Back
Utica
Virginia
Wildlife Safari
Wildlife World
Woodland Park
Zoo Knoxville

Sarus Crane (25 holders)

African Lion Safari (1.1)
Alligator Adventure
Baton Rouge
Blank Park
Brights
Cougar Mountain
Denver
Fort Worth
International Crane Foundation
Lee Richardson (spp antigone)
Lion Country Safari (spp antigone)
Little Rock
Los Angeles (spp antigone)
Louisville
Mesker Park (spp antigone)
Metro Richmond
Montgomery (spp antigone)
Safari Niagara
Safari West (spp sharpii)
San Antonio (ssp antigone)
St Louis (spp antigone)
Virginia
Wild World (spp sharpii)
Zoo Boise
Zoo Miami (spp antigone)

Brolga (1 holder)

International Crane Foundation


Bugeranus

Wattled Crane (24-25 holders)

Albuquerque Biological Park
Baton Rouge
Dallas
Fort Wayne’s Children’s
Fort Worth
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (offshow)
Franklin Park
International Crane Foundation
Jackson
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Louisville
NEW
North Carolina
Omaha?
Oregon
Philadelphia
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
St. Catherine’s
St. Louis
Toronto
White Oak
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Tampa


Anthropoides

Blue Crane (26 holders)

Albuquerque Biological Park
America’s Teaching
Birmingham
Blank Park
Brevard
Bronx
Dallas
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Gladys Porter
International Crane Foundation
Jacksonville
Lee Richardson
Little Rock
Mesker Park
Nashville
National
Omaha
Palm Beach
Rosamond Gifford
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Special Memories?
St. Louis
Virginia
Wildlife World
Zoo Atlanta

Demoiselle Crane (34 holders)

Africam Safari
Alexandria
Assiniboine Park
Baton Rouge
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
Dallas
Fort Worth
Idaho Falls
International Crane Foundation
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Louisville
Maryland
Metro Richmond
Montgomery
National Aviary
Natural Bridge
Palm Beach
Pinola Conservancy
Prospect Park
Riverbanks
Safari West
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
SeaWorld San Diego
Sedgwick County
Special Memories
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Toledo
Tulsa
Virginia
Wildlife World
Woodland Park
Zoo-Sauvage
Zoo Tampa


Grus

Red-crowned Crane (25 holders)

Birmingham
Bramble Park
Bronx
Cacotin
Capron Park
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas
Detroit
Fossil Rim
Granby
Idaho Falls
International Crane Foundation
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Louisville
Palm Beach
Roger Williams Park
San Antonio
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Sunset
The Wilds
Woodland Park
Zoo-Sauvage

Whooping Crane (16 holders)

Abilene
Audubon Species Survival Center
Audubon
Calgary
Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park
International Crane Foundation
Jacksonville
Milwaukee
National
NEW
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Stone
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
White Oak Conservation Center

Common Crane (2 holders)

Assiniboine (spp grus)
International Crane Foundation

Hooded Crane (10 holders)

El Paso
Franklin Park
International Crane Foundation
Lee Richardson
Louisiana Purchase Gardens
Memphis
Miller Park
Oklahoma City
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Woodland Park

Black-necked Crane (3-4 holders)

Bronx
International Crane Foundation
Stone
Sylvan Heights Bird Park?

 

Livingston Ripley WC (now called just Ripley Conservancy I think) keeps Siberian Crane now.

The World Bird Sanctuary keeps Sandhill Crane from Wisconsin, which I think makes them tabida.

~Thylo

 

Wildwood Wildlife Park keeps Sandhill, Gray-crowned, White-naped, Sarus, and Demoiselle, and Blue.

 

Sedgwick County Zoo no longer keeps sandhill crane. Their demoiselle cranes are off exhibit and they now have blue cranes as well.

 

Special Memories is now closed, so any mention of that zoo can be removed.

 

Safari North keeps grey-crowned crane, blue crane, sandhill crane, demoiselle crane, and white-napped crane

 

Hemker Park & Zoo keeps White-Napped Crane & Red-Crowned Crane

 

Ararat Ridge Zoo now keeps Gray Crowned Crane.