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What foods do whooping cranes eat on their wintering grounds in Texas?
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Gruiform
White-naped crane (Grus vipio).
On their wintering grounds in Texas, the whooping crane (Grus americana) subsists largely on crustaceans.1
While cranes as a group are generally omnivorous and consume a wide variety of animal matterāincluding insects, snails, frogs, and small vertebratesāthe whooping crane's specific reliance on crustaceans is a notable aspect of its diet within the gruiform order during the winter months.1