noun
whooping crane
Refers specifically to the North American bird Grus americana. A specialist term; in everyday contexts, it may be explained rather than used directly.
アメリカシロヅルは絶滅危惧種に指定されている。
The whooping crane is designated as an endangered species.
タンチョウ (red-crowned crane) is a different species native to East Asia, while アメリカシロヅル is the North American whooping crane.
Compound of アメリカ (America) and 白鶴 (しろづる, white crane), literally 'American white crane'. The reading しろづる is a straightforward combination of 白 (しろ) and 鶴 (つる) with rendaku voicing.