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Whooping Crane

  • Whooping Crane Adult
    Adult

    Very tall with long legs and neck. Entirely white body with a red crown and mustache stripe.

    © Tom Johnson | Macaulay LibraryTexas, February 16, 2011
  • Whooping Crane Adult
    Adult

    Large with long wings. Flies with neck and legs outstretched. Black wingtips only visible in flight.

    © Tom Johnson | Macaulay LibraryTexas, February 16, 2011
  • Adult with Sandhill Cranes

    © Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, December 01, 1997
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  • Whooping Crane Juvenile
    Juvenile

    © Bill Morris | Macaulay LibraryTexas, January 22, 2018
  • Whooping Crane Adult
    Adult

    © Derek Hameister | Macaulay LibraryFlorida, October 26, 2020
  • Adult and juvenile

    © Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 04, 1997
    Not all videos have sound
  • Whooping Crane Adult and juvenile
    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, 2016
  • Whooping Crane Adult (with Sandhill Crane)
    Adult (with Sandhill Crane)

    Larger than Sandhill Cranes with a white body and black wingtips.

    © Michael Bowen | Macaulay LibraryMichigan, July 24, 2019
  • Adults

    © Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 04, 1997
    Not all videos have sound
  • Whooping Crane Habitat
    Habitat

    © Owen Hilchey | Macaulay LibraryTexas
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