Gray Crowned-Crane

Balearica regulorum

Endangered

The Gray Crowned-Crane is a tall, elegant crane of eastern and southern African wetlands and grasslands. It feeds by walking through marshes, wet meadows, fields, or open plains for roots, seeds, insects, and small animals. Pairs give loud carrying calls, and many cranes perform graceful bowing and leaping displays.

Family

Gruidae

Group

Cranes

Range

Gray Crowned-Crane Range — Resident or seasonal range in eastern and southern African wetlands and grasslands

Population

≈ 26K-34K

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