Black Crowned Crane
Balearica pavonina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyGruidae (Cranes)
- GenusBalearica (Crowned Cranes)
- SpeciesBalearica pavonina (Black Crowned Crane)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
African Crake
Crex egregia
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Crowned Crane at Murchison Falls National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |