Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyGruidae (Cranes)
- GenusBalearica (Crowned Cranes)
- SpeciesBalearica regulorum (Grey Crowned Crane)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Wattled Crane
Bugeranus carunculatus
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
African Crake
Crex egregia
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey Crowned Crane in Kafue National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Grey Crowned Crane sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 90 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Crowned Crane in Kafue National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Grey Crowned Crane in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.