grey crowned crane
balearica regulorum latin

There is also a pair of semi-domesticated Grey Crowned Cranes (Balearica regulorum) at the Jambo Beach resort in Gahini.

Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)

The Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae.

There is also a pair of semi-domesticated Grey Crowned Cranes (Balearica regulorum) at the Jambo Beach resort in Gahini.

The East African crowned crane's, or the grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) is a waterfowl species this inhabits wetter areas of eastern and southern Africa.

The shield is flanked on the right by a Crested Crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps), a subspecies of the Grey-crowned Crane and the national bird of Uganda.

It is of great importance for biodiversity conservation, especially birds, with species such as the endangered Madagascar Pond heron Aldeora idae, the Near-threatened Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri, the Vulnerable Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum, and the Sitatunga Tragelaphus spekii.