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Birds

East
African Crowned Crane

Endangered

Decreasing

East African Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

The Grey Crowned Crane occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats. This animal does not migrate. This species and the closely related Black Crowned Crane are the only cranes that can roost in trees, because of a long hind toe that can grasp branches. The Grey Crowned Crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping. It has a booming call which involves inflation of the red gular sac. It also makes a honking sound quite different from the trumpeting of other crane species.

Grey-crowned Crane

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GRUIFORMES
GRUIDAE
Balearica regulorum

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