Grey crowned crane: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the grey crowned crane lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Balearica regulorum
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Mass	152 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Gruiformes
Family	Gruidae

Where does the grey crowned crane live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the grey crowned crane in 11 countries and territories across Africa and Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a grey crowned crane?

Wikidata records the following for the grey crowned crane: mass 152 g (birth weight).

Is the grey crowned crane endangered?

The grey crowned crane’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the grey crowned crane?

The grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) is a bird in the order Gruiformes and the family Gruidae, genus Balearica. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the grey crowned crane

The grey crowned crane or gray crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) is a large crane species native to Sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs mainly in dry savannah, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats, and can also be found in marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes. Its body plumage is mainly grey and it has white cheeks, a red throat patch, and a stiff golden crown. It is omnivorous, consuming a wide variety of animal and plant matter, including plants, seeds, grain, insects, frogs, worms, snakes, small fish and the eggs of aquatic animals. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is the national bird of Uganda.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Grey crowned crane (revision 1372746654), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q335992 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).