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Common Name

Grey Crowned Crane

Alternate Names

African Crowned Crane, Golden Crested Crane, East African Crane, South African Crane

Common Type

Crane

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Gruidae

Genus

Balearica

Species

regulorum

Conservation Status

Endangered

Location Photographed

Gray Crowned Crane Kenya

Number of Sub-Species

Two Subspecies

Migratory or Resident

Resident but can make seasonal movements during dry periods.

Preferred Habitat

Dry Savannah and nests in wetter habitats

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Eat plants, seeds, grain, insects, frogs, worms, snakes, small fish.

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