balearica
crowned crane

A crowned crane is a bird of the Balearica genus:

Some authorities use the term "crowned crane" to refer generally to the genus Balearica.

Balearica was also known for its fighting slingers who were heavily recruited as mercenaries by the Romans.

The resident black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) is abundant, but is considered vulnerable.

As a member of an important family and married into another, Balearica was one of Rome's most esteemed matronas.

The islands are named for their famed fighters - balearica, meaning land of the slinger (ballo) in Greek.

Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica flowers continuously in winter.

Kobelt 1904 established the gastropod subgenus Iberus (Balearica) and included 10 species.

This habitat is one reason the relatively small Balearica cranes are believed to closely resemble the ancestral members of the Gruidae.

There are some relatively new, compact Group 1s, namely C. cartmanii (like a miniature version of var. balearica).

So Balearica had gone to the consul, Lucius Caesar, and demanded that he help her scrub it out.

The remains initially presumed to be "late" T. robusta would actually be large T. balearica.

Before being separated, Hispania Balearica was the fourth district of the Tarraconensis with a native local government headed by a council.

However, the number of Afrotropical species such as the rare black-crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) are dwindling.

They were afterwards made a separate province, called Hispania Balearica, probably in the division of the empire under Constantine.

The black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae.

Black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina)

Also described was a trade in snails and fine wine that was well received by Romans with Balearica soon becoming a center of wine production.

Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)

Caecilia Metella Balearica.

The supposed remains of the smaller T. sanctialbani found at Gargano are now placed in the widespread Tyto balearica.

They need energy after their sleep and in my garden head straight for the winter-flowering clematis (C. cirrhosa var. balearica) situated on a south-facing wall.

Balearica regulorum (gray crowned-crane)

She's my Dalmatica's cousinthe dead Balearica, I mean," said Sulla with a grin. "

Balearic warbler (Sylvia balearica) is a typical warbler, genus Sylvia.

Several crowned cranes were also feeding in the valley nearby.

At night, the crowned crane spends it time in the trees sleeping and resting.

The East African crowned crane can live up to 25 years in captivity.

Not to be confused with "mahem", another name for the grey crowned crane.

As a result, species like the Crowned Crane are becoming increasingly rare.

Crowned cranes seem to have been more widespread prehistorically.

A crowned crane is a bird of the Balearica genus:

The grey crowned crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping.

Like all cranes, the black crowned crane eats insects, reptiles, and small mammals.

Some authorities use the term "crowned crane" to refer generally to the genus Balearica.

He also had a wide array of birds from the grey crowned crane to the flamingo to the storks.

The crowned crane is a gaudy bird.

They all have large outdoor yards, and the giraffes share theirs with East African crowned cranes.

Master Crane, a red crowned crane and a member of the Furious Five.

Crowned cranes are the cranes with that big, flamboyant headdress of feathers.

The park is also home to a great variety of bird life such as the black kite, crowned crane, lovebird and the sacred ibis.

Vulture Venue: five pairs of African vultures and grey crowned cranes.

The wetlands in the region are rich in birdlife, including iris glossy-starling and black crowned crane.

The resident black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) is abundant, but is considered vulnerable.

First Piece Acquired for House: My stuffed crowned crane.

The broad marshlands formed by "wake-up creek" at the edge of the town had once been a nesting area for crowned cranes.

The grey crowned crane is the national bird of Uganda and features in the country's flag and coat of arms.

Crane, a red crowned crane.

The grey crowned crane is fabled for its gentle nature and was also the military badge of Ugandan soldiers during British rule.

African crowned cranes, coral bills, black vultures and other bird species soar over the audience as they ascend toward the horizon.