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iBlack Crowned Crane

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Conservation status

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Near Threatened (NT)

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Gruidae
Genus:	Balearica
Species:	B. pavonina

Binomial name

Balearica pavonina
Linnaeus, 1758

The Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It was once called also Kaffir Crane.

It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although in nests in somewhat wetter habitats. There are two races, B. p. pavonina in the west, and the more numerous B. p. ceciliae in east Africa.

This species and the closely related Grey Crowned Crane, B. regulorum, which prefers wetter habitats for foraging, are the only cranes that can nest in trees. This habit, amongst other things, is a reason why the relatively small Balearica cranes are believed to closely resemble the ancestral members of the Gruidae.

Like all cranes, the Black Crowned Crane eats insects, reptiles, and small mammals. It is endangered, especially in the west, by habitat loss and degradation.

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Videos of the Black Crowned Crane at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Balearica pavonina #1 (file info)

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Balearica pavonina #2 (file info)

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Balearica pavonina #3 (file info)

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Balearica pavonina #4 (file info)

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[edit] References

BirdLife International (2006). Balearica pavonina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened