HEIGHT: ~ 104 cm, 3 ft
WEIGHT: ~ 3.6 kg, 8 lbs
POPULATION: 43,000 – 70,000
TREND: Decreasing
SUBSPECIES: Balearica pavonina pavonina (West African), Balearica pavonina ceciliae (Sudan)
STATUS: IUCN: VU; Cites Appendix I
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HEIGHT: ~ 104 cm, 3 ft
WEIGHT: ~ 3.6 kg, 8 lbs
POPULATION: 43,000 – 70,000
TREND: Decreasing
SUBSPECIES: Balearica pavonina pavonina (West African), Balearica pavonina ceciliae (Sudan)
STATUS: IUCN: VU; Cites Appendix I
Black Crowned Cranes were protected by Turkana (Kenya) pastoralists because they were believed to get rid of livestock pests and guarded waterholes and wetlands.
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Adults – black body, white wings with feathers ranging from white to brown to gold, head topped with stiff golden feathers, red and white cheek patches (these vary among the subspecies), small red gular sac, black legs, short, gray bill; juveniles – blackish feathers, head cinnamon-brown, no cheek patches, crown spiky and dull gold.
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Sporadic populations of Black Crowned Cranes are found in eastern Africa, centered in Senegal and Gambia. There is a large population throughout Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya, with separate populations in Chad and Cameroon. Most populations are found within the Sahel region of northern Africa.
Tips of grasses, seeds, insects, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles and seeds from agricultural crops.
Listen to Black Crowned Crane calls:
Unison Call | A duet performed by a pair, to strengthen their bond and protect their territory.
Habitat loss including desertification, illegal capture for commercial trade, unintentional and intentional poisoning, human disturbance, unsustainable exploitation and conversion of wetlands.
Understanding and managing Black Crowned Cranes on their breeding grounds in West and Central Africa. We are:
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Learn more about Black Crowned Cranes:
Johnsgard PA. 1983. Cranes of the world. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.