Main Species
Whooping Crane
Adult
Very tall with long legs and neck. Entirely white body with a red crown and mustache stripe.
© Doug Hommert | Macaulay LibraryIllinois, September 24, 2016Adults
Large with long wings. Flies with neck and legs outstretched. Black wingtips only visible in flight.
© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 21, 2010Adult with Sandhill Cranes
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, December 01, 1997Not all videos have sound
Adult and juvenile
Large, long-legged, white crane. Feeds in shallow wetlands and pastures. Juveniles have a rusty brown head and mottled back.
© Jay Langford | Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 04, 2016Adults
Tallest bird in the United States. Outside of Florida, often forages in corn fields and pastures during the winter.
© Michael Brown | Macaulay LibraryIndiana, November 23, 2015Adult and juvenile
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 04, 1997Not all videos have sound
Adults
Flies with neck and feet outstretched. Note black wingtips and entirely white body.
© Zachary Frieben | Macaulay LibraryIndiana, December 05, 2015Adult with Sandhill Cranes
Larger than Sandhill Cranes with a white body and black wingtips.
© Rebekah Rylander | Macaulay LibraryTexas, November 10, 2016