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 Murchison Falls National Park
Black Crowned Crane
Balearica pavonina
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
☀️ 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Grey Crowned Crane sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 253 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Crowned Crane in Murchison Falls National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Grey Crowned Crane in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.