whooping cranes
Tall white birds
Whooping cranes are large North American wading birds, named for their distinctive bugling call.
Standing nearly five feet tall with white plumage and red crown patches, they are among the rarest birds on the continent—the wild population once dropped to fewer than two dozen.
Conservation efforts have slowly increased their numbers: We spotted whooping cranes on their migration through Texas.
- white plumageBird's colorless feather covering
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- mating danceRitualized movements seeking reproduction
migratory birds · tidal flats · species reintroduction · feathers · cypress swamps · avian · breeding grounds · wildlife sanctuary · coastal wetlands · native prairie · habitat restoration · freshwater marsh · species · barrier islands · captive breeding · talls · wetlands conservation · nature trails
- Texas CoastGalveston, Gulf of Mexico, barrier islands, coastal erosion, storm surge
- lifelong matesswans, albatross, albatrosses, wolves, gibbons
whooping craneshouse sparrows
Small birds near buildings
Canada geese · red-winged blackbirds · mallards · invasive species
whooping cranesgreat blue herons
Large North American wading birds
herons · egrets · bitterns · wood storks
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