How Many Whooping Cranes Are Left 2025. Whooping cranes are the tallest birds in north america! Now, it is estimated that there are about 800 whooping cranes in the world.

This may not seem like a lot, but they have come a long way in the last few decades thanks to the conservation. Although this species has been saved from extinction for the moment, and populations are increasing, the whooping crane remains the rarest of the world’s 15 crane species.