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Whooping crane - Wikipedia
23 Apr 2024 at 5:20am
The whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered crane species, native to North America, named for its ?whooping? calls. Along with the sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis), it is one of only two crane species native to North America, and it is also the tallest North American bird species.

Whooping Crane Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
22 Apr 2024 at 8:38pm
The Whooping Crane is the tallest bird in North America and one of the most awe-inspiring, with its snowy white plumage, crimson cap, bugling call, and graceful courtship dance. It's also among our rarest birds and a testament to the tenacity and creativity of conservation biologists.

Whooping Crane (Grus americana) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
21 Apr 2024 at 11:24pm
Whooping cranes are tall, white birds with long necks and long legs. They have stout, straight bills. Their body is slender and widens to a plump bustle by the tail. When in flight, the wings of a whooping crane are broad and the neck is fully extended. Their wingspan is more than 7 feet.

Whooping Crane | Audubon Field Guide
9 Oct 2020 at 3:29pm
Description. 45-50" (1.1-1.3 m). W. 7' 6 (2.3 m). Mostly white, with black in wings and dark pattern on head. Much larger than egrets, different shape. Adult has bare red skin on head, juvenile has brown on head and back. Black wing pattern shows in flight; compare to Wood Stork, also American White Pelican. Size. About the size of a Heron. Color.

Whooping Crane | National Wildlife Federation
23 Apr 2024 at 7:15am
Whooping cranes have yellow eyes and thin, black legs. With a height of approximately five feet (1.5 meters), whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America. Whooping cranes have a 7.5-foot (2.3-meter) wingspan. They are lean birds, and despite their height, weigh only about 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms).

Whooping Crane - American Bird Conservancy
21 Apr 2024 at 11:31pm
The elegant Whooping Crane has a seven- to eight-foot wingspan and stands up to five feet tall?the tallest flying bird in North America. It is named for its resonant call, which can be heard over great distances thanks to an extra-long trachea that coils around the bird's breastbone twice like a French horn.

Whooping crane - Smithsonian's National Zoo
19 Apr 2024 at 6:58am
Whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America, standing an impressive 5 feet (1.5 m) tall with a 7-foot (2-meter) wingspan. Native Habitat. Native to North America, almost all populations of whooping cranes are gone.

Whooping Crane | National Geographic
22 Apr 2024 at 1:07pm
Photo Ark. Whooping Crane. Common Name: Whooping cranes. Scientific Name: Grus americana. Type: Birds. Diet: Omnivore. Average Life Span In The Wild: 22 to 24 years. Size: Body: 4.9 feet;...

The harrowing 5,000-mile flight of North America's wild whooping cranes
22 Apr 2024 at 6:26am
ANIMALS. The harrowing 5,000-mile flight of North America's wild whooping cranes. Endangered wild whooping cranes must soar across the continent each year to ensure the survival of their...

Whooping Crane Life History - All About Birds
20 Apr 2024 at 3:22am
The Whooping Crane is the tallest bird in North America and one of the most awe-inspiring, with its snowy white plumage, crimson cap, bugling call, and graceful courtship dance. It's also among our rarest birds and a testament to the tenacity and creativity of conservation biologists.



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