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Cranes (Gruidae)

Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) - HBW 3, p. 83

French: Grue royale German: Südafrikanischer Kronenkranich Spanish: Grulla Coronada Cuelligrís
Other common names: Blue-necked/Royal Crane; East African Crowned Crane (gibbericeps); South African Crowned Crane (regulorum)

Taxonomy: Anthropoïdes Regulorum Bennett, 1834, South Africa.
Formerly considered conspecific with B. pavonina, with species labelled as B. pavonina or sometimes, incorrectly, as B. regulorum; but differences revealed by electrophoresis, together with those in vocalizations, bare parts and plumage, advocate recognition of two species constituting a superspecies. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

gibbericeps Reichenow, 1892 - Uganda and Kenya S to N Zimbabwe and N Mozambique.
regulorum (Bennett, 1834) - S Angola and N Namibia E through Botswana to Zimbabwe, then S to SE South Africa.

Endangered

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Feeding two chicks Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Marco Valentini 31 January 2012 1 year ago 4.6
Part of a pair along the river bank Locality South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Marco Valentini 30 August 2011 1 year ago 4.6
portrait of the bird Locality Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda (ssp gibbericeps)
Krzysztof Blachowiak 21 November 2012 24 weeks ago 4.5
Portrait of feeding bird Locality Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda
Krzysztof Blachowiak 21 November 2012 23 weeks ago 4.4
Adult Grey Crowned Crane in close up Locality Serengeti, Tanzania
Philip Perry 23 February 2008 4 years ago 4.4
An adult bird portrait Locality Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (ssp gibbericeps)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 November 2000 18 weeks ago 4.3
A pair in flight. Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya (ssp gibbericeps)
David Valentin 23 May 2012 18 weeks ago 4.3
Portrait Locality Gauteng Province, South Africa (ssp regulorum)
ossewa 10 February 2007 1 year ago 4.2
A close-up of an adult head. Locality Chestnut Lodge private collection, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 25 May 2009 2 years ago 4.2
A pair foraging in a field. Locality Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (ssp regulorum)
David Beadle 17 January 2011 12 weeks ago 4.2
Adult Bird by a little swamp. Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania
Cindywutsch 12 September 2012 12 weeks ago 4
Two cranes walking in the Botanical Garden Locality Entebbe Botanical Gardens, Entebbe, Uganda
Lee Hunter 15 August 2012 14 weeks ago 4
Head of a bird. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp gibbericeps)
Josep del Hoyo 10 June 1990 20 weeks ago 4
Crane in flight Locality Serengeti, Tanzania
HGhiold 30 October 2012 22 weeks ago 4
Grey-crowned Cranes Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania
HGhiold 29 October 2012 23 weeks ago 4
seen together on an open plane Locality South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
owlbird 13 November 2011 25 weeks ago 3.8
Bird wading in swamp with partner Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
ddarbela 28 December 2011 1 year ago 3.8
In a group of 20 Locality Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Marco Valentini 20 August 2009 1 year ago 3.8
Adult bird and its nestlings in the aviary. Locality Riga Zoo, Riga, Latvia (ssp gibbericeps)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 31 August 2011 1 year ago 3.8
An individual from a couple, foraging on the grass Locality Nairobi National Park, Kenya (ssp gibbericeps)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 27 July 2005 6 weeks ago 3.8
Adult bird. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (ssp gibbericeps)
Tomasz Doroń 1 October 2009 41 weeks ago 3.8
birds dancing Locality Lake Victoria, Kenya
Juhasz Tibor 1 July 2001 4 years ago 3.8
A portrait Locality Nairobi, Kenya
raniero massoli-novelli 1 November 2000 2 years ago 3.7
A group of grey crowned cranes searching for seeds in the ngorongoro crater Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania
Cindywutsch 14 September 2012 14 weeks ago 3.7
Grey Crowned Crane in Edinburgh ZOO Locality Edinburgh City, Scotland, Great Britain
Artur Kwiatkowski 9 August 2009 2 years ago 3.7
Bird on a flowering meadow Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (ssp regulorum)
Susanne Rintelen 17 May 2008 3 years ago 3.7
Grulla coronada cuelligrís besando a Grulla común en la Reserva Cañada de los Pájaros Locality Cañada de los Pájaros Reserve, La Puebla del Río, Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain
Miguel Ángel Cuéllar Carr... 28 October 2012 18 weeks ago 3.7
Head and neck of a bird. Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona City, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp regulorum)
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 1990 20 weeks ago 3.7
A pair standing next to a puddle Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania
Rodrigo Paez 1 July 2009 3 years ago 3.7
A bird preening. Locality Jurong Bird Park, Singapore (ssp regulorum)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 1994 20 weeks ago 3.6
In the African exhibit. Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 6 August 2011 1 year ago 3.6
At sunset by the lake shore Locality Gorongosa National Park, Sofala Province, Mozambique
Smoghead 2 May 2009 21 weeks ago 3.6
Adult bird and its nestlings, foraging in the aviary. Locality Riga Zoo, Riga, Latvia (ssp gibbericeps)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 31 August 2011 1 year ago 3.6
single bird lying down Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya
chrisjohnson 1 June 1988 2 years ago 3.5
Close-up of majestuous crane Locality Parc Pairi Daiza (Paradisio), Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium
lsargentini 2 September 2012 36 weeks ago 3.4
A bird resting on a tree Locality Bushara Island, Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Krzysztof Blachowiak 3 March 2011 47 weeks ago 3.4
A pair foraging Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
Dolors Buxó 29 August 2006 2 years ago 3.4
Strong wind on the grassland Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Marco Valentini 31 January 2012 1 year ago 3.3
A pair during an early morning preening session Locality Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (ssp gibbericeps)
Liam Hughes 30 May 2011 51 weeks ago 3.3
A pair in flight in the Crater Locality Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania
Stan Mansfield 5 April 2011 2 years ago 3.3
A pair in a small creek Locality Serengeti National Park, Serengeti, Tanzania
Jim Watt 3 March 2009 3 years ago 3.2
group of birds Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya
chrisjohnson 1 January 1990 2 years ago 3.1
Adult bird and one of its nestlings stretching wings. Locality Riga Zoo, Riga, Latvia (ssp gibbericeps)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 31 August 2011 1 year ago 3.1
A pair in flight. Locality Kemeri, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 19 February 2006 2 years ago 3.1
Adult bird with its nestling, foraging in the aviary. Locality Riga Zoo, Riga, Latvia (ssp gibbericeps)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 31 August 2011 1 year ago 3
searching food on the savannah Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Nico 27 March 2011 2 years ago 3
part of a large group in the national park Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya
chrisjohnson 1 June 1988 2 years ago 3
Two nestlings foraging on the ground in aviary. Locality Riga Zoo, Riga, Latvia (ssp gibbericeps)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 31 August 2011 1 year ago 2.9
A nestling preening on the ground in aviary. Locality Riga Zoo, Riga, Latvia (ssp gibbericeps)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 31 August 2011 1 year ago 2.9
A close-up of the head of an adult bird. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 4 years ago 2.8
Family in the aviary, adult birds very nervous: trying to attack visitors. Locality Riga Zoo, Riga, Latvia (ssp gibbericeps)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 31 August 2011 1 year ago 2.7
Three crested/crowned cranes flying to the south Locality Bentiu, Rubkona County, Unity State, South Sudan
Francois Jarvel 27 July 2010 1 year ago 2.6
Grey crowned crane walking on the grass Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
orestesmelendez 31 May 2008 2 years ago 2.6
Grey crowned crane, walking on the grass; top-view profile Locality Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
orestesmelendez 31 May 2008 2 years ago 2.3
One bird in west bird dome. Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia) (ssp regulorum)
Nadhifa 10 January 2009 4 years ago 2

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