Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) photo
Adult in flight. Note the prominent hind-toe (for a crane!) which gives these cranes the ability to perch.
- Recorded 19 November 2005
- Added to IBC 2 years 4 weeks ago
- Steve Garvie
- Locality Pirang, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp pavonina).
Rating
More material of this species
- 4.6Two birds disp...Singapore, Aug 2007
- 4.5Adult in fligh...The Gambia, Nov 2005
- 4.4A close-up of ...Java (Indone..., Jul 2007
- 4.2Standing near ...Ethiopia, Jan 2012
- 3.8A bird in flig...Ethiopia, Nov 2005
- 3.8A bird closeupSudan, Sep 2012
Recent material by Steve Garvie
- 4.5An adult perch...Kenya, Jul 2010
- 4.3An adult male ...Kenya, Jul 2010
- 4.2A calling adul...Kenya, Jul 2010
- 4.7An adult shadi...Kenya, Jul 2010
- 4.6Male Verreaux'...Kenya, Jul 2010
- 4.2This female Ve...Kenya, Jul 2010
These birds are separated from the much commoner East and South African Grey Crowned Crane by their darker neck & body plumage, small neck wattles and by having the bare facial patch split into a dark pink lower half and an upper white half (-as in ssp pavonina; ssp ceciliae has at least 2/3rds of the facial patch showing pink).