GRUIDAE (Cranes)
GREY CROWNED CRANE
(Balearica regulorum) - 105cm
FOOD:
Grains, berries, small fruits, tender roots, insects and reptiles.
DISTRIBUTION:
Kenya to South Africa.
NOTES:
This is a spectacular bird with its golden crown and red throat wattle. As the wet season approaches, they perform elaborate mating dances with much leaping in the air, flapping of wings and many duets compose a display that bonds the pairs together for life.
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