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Grey Crowned Crane — printable fact sheet
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Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
Balearica regulorum is one of only two crane species - the other being its black crowned relative - that can roost in trees, because it retains a long, functional hind toe that the more advanced cranes lost, letting it grip a branch. That anatomical conservatism places the crown…
Did you know?
- The Grey Crowned Crane is the national bird of Uganda and appears on the country’s flag and coat of arms.
- Grey crowned cranes are the only cranes able to perch, and flocks routinely spend the night in the tops of acacias. Their chicks can leave the nest and swim within a day of hatching. The foot-stamping foraging technique is effective enough that cranes will follow grazing cattle and buffalo to take insects the larger animals disturb.
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