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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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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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Common

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Datos interesantes

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.

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 90-105 cm
Envergadura: 180-200 cm
Peso: 3-4 kg
Esperanza de vida: 20-25 años
Top Speed: 60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2-3
Incubación: 28-31 días
Distancia de migración: 800 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Insects
Seeds
Grains
Small fish
Amphibians
Worms

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Crestado

Crestado describe a los animales que poseen un mechón prominente de plumas, pelo o piel en la cabeza.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Omnívoro

Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Pastizal

Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.