Whooping Crane

Grus americana

Order

GRUIFORMES

Family

Cranes (Gruidae)

Code 4

WHCR

Code 6

GRUAME

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Dark olive in hatchlings, becoming lustrous yellow to white-yellow in adults.
Head Pattern: Capped, Unique pattern
Crown Color: Red and black.
Forehead Color: Red and black.
Nape Color: White
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 132 cm (52 in)
Weight: 5804 g (204.8 oz)
Size: 5. Very Large (32 - 72 in)
Color Primary: White
Underparts: White
Upperparts: White
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Slow downward wing beat with powerful flick or jerk on upbeat., Flies in V formation in migration.
Wingspan Range: 221 cm (87 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings, Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: White
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Black

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