Grey Crowned Crane Gallery

grey crowned crane or gray crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)

grey crowned crane or gray crowned crane (Balearica regulorum), also known as the crested African bird, crested crane, in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

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Grey crowned cranes, c1928. Creator: Unknown

Grey crowned cranes, c1928. The grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) has a crown of stiff golden feathers, and is found in eastern and southern Africa. From "Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928. [Georg A Jasmatzi, A.-G., Dresden, Germany]

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Southern crowned crane

Southern crowned crane (Balearica regulorum regulorum) walking through grass. Both sexes have the fan-like crest on top of their heads which gives this bird its name. This bird is found throughout southern and eastern Africa, inhabiting marshes and wet grassland. It feeds on plants, seeds, insects and other small invertebrates. Photographed at Lake Nakuru, Kenya

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