whooping crane
Tall white bird
The whooping crane is a large white North American bird, the tallest in the continent, named for its distinctive trumpeting call.
Once nearly extinct—down to about fifteen birds in the 1940s—it became a symbol of conservation efforts.
The species remains endangered: We spotted a whooping crane on the migration route.
Valved brass wind instrument
- bugleValveless military horn
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
- loudHigh in volume
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
duet · territorial · mating call · vocalization · trachea · windpipe · carrying · distinctive
Bird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- whiteAbsence of pigment
long neck · long legs · wetlands · marshes · habitat · nesting · roosting · foraging
At risk of extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- breeding programManaged reproduction for traits
captive breeding · reintroduction · population count · monitoring · protected · ultralight · egg collection · survival rate
Established bird migration path
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
- wintering groundsSeasonal refuge from cold
- Texas coastGulf of Mexico shoreline
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
seasonal · stopover · journey · navigation · flock · altitude · thermals · glide
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
piercing · duet · territorial · mating call · vocalization · trachea · windpipe · carrying · distinctive · haunting
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
white · long neck · long legs · wetlands · marshes · habitat · nesting · roosting · foraging · courtship
endangered
At risk of extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
breeding program · captive breeding · reintroduction · population count · monitoring · protected · ultralight · egg collection · survival rate · comeback
flyway
Established bird migration path
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
- wintering groundsSeasonal refuge from cold
- Texas coastGulf of Mexico shoreline
Canada · seasonal · stopover · journey · navigation · flock · altitude · thermals · glide · soar
tall
Of considerable height
- statuesqueTall, graceful, dignified
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
stately · lanky · leggy · graceful · striking · largest · slender · upright · regal
- North American Naturebald eagle, American bison, bison, grizzly bear, raccoon
- Endangered Wildlifeblue whale, black rhino, bonobo, California condor, giant panda
- large birdsostrich, emu, cassowary, condor, albatross
- migratory birdsarctic tern, Canada goose, barn swallow, snow goose, ruby-throated hummingbird
- long necksgiraffe, swan, flamingo, heron, diplodocus
- rare animalsvaquita, black rhino, mountain gorilla, giant panda, snow leopard
whooping cranehouse sparrow
Small songbird near buildings
rock pigeon · Canada goose · red-winged blackbird · mallard · common crow