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 South Luangwa National Park
Wattled Crane
Bugeranus carunculatus
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Striped Crake
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
African Crake
Crex egregia
📅 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 South Luangwa National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Grey Crowned Crane sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 110 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey Crowned Crane in South Luangwa National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Grey Crowned Crane in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.