Whooping Crane Photo Gallery
Adult
Very tall with long legs and neck. Entirely white body with a red crown and mustache stripe.
© Tom Johnson / Macaulay LibraryTexas, February 16, 2011Adult
Large with long wings. Flies with neck and legs outstretched. Black wingtips only visible in flight.
© Tom Johnson / Macaulay LibraryTexas, February 16, 2011Adult with Sandhill Cranes
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, December 01, 1997Not all videos have soundAdult and juvenile
Large, long-legged, white crane. Feeds in shallow wetlands and pastures. Juveniles have a rusty brown head and mottled back.
© Jeff Langford / Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 04, 2016Adult and juvenile
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 04, 1997Not all videos have soundAdult (with Sandhill Crane)
Larger than Sandhill Cranes with a white body and black wingtips.
© Michael Bowen / Macaulay LibraryMichigan, July 24, 2019Compare with Similar Species
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