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 Serengeti National Park
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
African Crake
Crex egregia
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Corn Crake
Crex crex
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Grey Crowned Crane sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 539 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Crowned Crane in Serengeti National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Grey Crowned Crane in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.