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is relatively short and grey, and the legs are black. They have long legs for wading through the grasses. The feet are large, yet slender, adapted for balance rather than defence or grasping. The sexes are similar, although males tend to be slightly larger. Younger cranes are greyer than adults, with
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Grey crowned cranes time their breeding season around the rains, although the effect varies geographically. In East Africa the species breeds year-round, but most frequently during the drier periods, whereas in
Southern Africa the breeding season is timed to coincide with the rains. During the
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is mainly grey. The wings are predominantly white but contain feathers with a range of colours, with a distinctive black patch at the very top. The head has a crown of stiff golden
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The grey crowned crane is approximately 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall, weighs 3.5 kg (7.7 lb), and has a wingspan of 2 m (6 ft 7 in). Its body
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This species and the black crowned crane are the only cranes that can roost in trees, because of a long hind toe that can grasp branches. This trait is assumed to be an
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patterns, and birds nearer the tropics are typically sedentary. Birds in more arid areas, particularly
Namibia, make localised seasonal movements during drier periods.
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among the cranes, which has been lost in the other subfamily. Crowned cranes also lack a coiled trachea and have loose plumage compared to the other cranes.
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The grey crowned crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping. It has a booming call which involves inflation of the red
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Archibald, G.; Meine, C.; Garcia, E. (2017). del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David A.; de Juana, Eduardo (eds.).
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Archibald, G.; Meine, C.; Garcia, E. (2017). del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David A.; de Juana, Eduardo (eds.).
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833:. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions.
790:"Crowned crane | bird | Britannica"
729:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
547:These cranes are omnivores, eating
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2896:15 living species in four genera (
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1465:Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
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587:Grey crowned crane with nest in
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492:Distribution and habitat
147:A grey crowned crane at
3334:Birds described in 1834
2489:(hornbills and hoopoes)
2404:(falcons and relatives)
643:Status and conservation
528:Two adults face to face
452:south to South Africa.
2473:(trogons and quetzals)
2285:(cranes and relatives)
1555:(emus and cassowaries)
1445:Glossary of bird terms
1257:Confuciusornithiformes
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1247:Omnivoropterygiformes
822:"Grey Crowned-crane (
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343:African crowned crane
341:), also known as the
2136:Phoenicopteriformes
765:"Appendices | CITES"
351:golden crowned crane
347:golden crested crane
65:"Grey crowned crane"
50:improve this article
19:For other uses, see
3296:Balearica-regulorum
3016:balearica-regulorum
3003:Balearica_regulorum
2989:Balearica regulorum
2959:Balearica regulorum
2839:or Eurasian crane (
2681:Black crowned crane
2107:Mesitornithiformes
2101:(doves and pigeons)
1435:Families and orders
1297:Ichthyornithiformes
1272:Patagopterygiformes
824:Balearica regulorum
722:Balearica regulorum
661:pesticide pollution
420:. The East African
411:black crowned crane
375:South African crane
338:Balearica regulorum
314:Balearica regulorum
158:Conservation status
133:Grey crowned crane
2857:Black-necked crane
2691:Grey crowned crane
2449:(eagles and hawks)
2349:Procellariiformes
2254:Opisthocomiformes
2223:Steatornithiformes
1450:List by population
1287:Hongshanornithidae
1212:Evolution of birds
939:Uganda at a Glance
935:"National Symbols"
794:www.britannica.com
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2772:Sarus crane
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2593:WikiProject
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749:19 November
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456:Description
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191:Appendix II
149:Martin Mere
106:August 2015
3313:Categories
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