Black crowned crane
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B. pavonina
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The black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae.
It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although in nests in somewhat wetter habitats. There are two subspecies: B. p. pavonina in the west and the more numerous B. p. ceciliae in east Africa.
This species and the closely related grey crowned crane, B. regulorum, which prefers wetter habitats for foraging, are the only cranes that can nest in trees. This habit, amongst other things, is a reason the relatively small Balearica cranes are believed to closely resemble the ancestral members of the Gruidae. It is about 1 m (3.3 ft) long, has a 1.87 m (6.2 ft) wingspan and weighs about 3.6 kg (8 lbs).
Like all cranes, the black crowned crane eats insects, reptiles, and small mammals. It is endangered, especially in the west, by habitat loss and degradation.
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Flickr - Rainbirder - Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina).jpg
In flight
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Black Crowned Crane 1194px.jpg
In the Philadelphia Zoo
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Balearica pavonina (Schwarzer Kronenkranich - Black Crowned Crane) - Weltvogelpark Walsrode 2012-03-120426 0208.jpg
Head of a black crowned crane (Weltvogelpark Walsrode)
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Balearica pavonina (Schwarzer Kronenkranich - Black Crowned Crane) - Weltvogelpark Walsrode 2012-06-120426 0011.jpg
Crown and plumage
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Balearica pavonina (Schwarzer Kronenkranich - Black Crowned Crane) - Weltvogelpark Walsrode 2012-02-120426 0207.jpg
Eating
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Wikispecies has information related to: Balearica pavonina |
- BirdLife Species Factsheet - Black Crowned-crane Balearica pavonina
- International Crane Foundation's Black crowned crane
- Crowned Crane (Balearica pauonina) from Cranes of the World, by Paul Johnsgard
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