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Black Crowned Crane

Balearica pavonina

The Black Crowned Crane is a beautiful bird with a striking black crown and long legs. It loves to dance and can often be seen hopping around in wetlands and grasslands.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Black Crowned Crane has a mostly slate-grey to black body with striking white wing patches and a bright red gular sac. Its most distinctive feature is the stiff, golden bristly crown of feathers atop its head, making it truly regal.

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Black Crowned Crane
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Black Crowned Crane

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Cranes are famous for their amazing, energetic courtship dances!

Their ancient ancestors date back millions of years, making them living fossils!

They are one of only two crane species that can comfortably perch in trees!

Unlike most cranes, these birds prefer to wander locally rather than migrate far.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Display Dancer

Black Crowned Cranes can perform elaborate leaps and bows, because it helps them attract a mate during courtship.

Fähigkeit

Trumpet Voice

Black Crowned Cranes have a long, coiled windpipe that helps them make loud, trumpeting calls across their habitat.

Fähigkeit

Wetland Navigator

Black Crowned Cranes can build floating nests on water plants, because it keeps their eggs safe from ground predators.

Fähigkeit

Tree Percher

Black Crowned Cranes can comfortably perch in trees, a rare ability among cranes that helps them rest safely.

Maße und Details

Länge
90-105 cm
Flügelspannweite
180-200 cm
Gewicht
3-4 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-25 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-3
Brutzeit
28-31 Tage
Zugstrecke
800 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Omnivorous, they munch on plants, seeds, insects, and small animals found in wetlands and grasslands.

Hauptnahrung

  • Insects
  • Seeds
  • Grains
  • Small fish
  • Amphibians
  • Worms

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Lion

Panthera leo

Lions can ambush cranes near water sources.

eats

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

Cranes hunt and eat large insect swarms.

eaten by

African Rock Python

Python sebae

Large pythons prey on adult cranes.

eats

Redbelly Tilapia

Tilapia zillii

They catch small fish from shallow waters.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

African Crowned Crane

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black Crowned Crane?

90-105 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black Crowned Crane?

180-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black Crowned Crane?

3-4 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black Crowned Crane?

20-25 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black Crowned Crane?

60 km/h

Was frisst Black Crowned Crane?

Omnivorous, they munch on plants, seeds, insects, and small animals found in wetlands and grasslands.

Wo findet man Black Crowned Crane normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Black Crowned Crane?

Foraging

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