Balearica (Crowned Cranes)

Genus

Crowned Cranes

Balearica

2 species in our catalog · found in 36 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Grey Crowned Crane
EN

Grey Crowned Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Balearica regulorum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Black Crowned Crane
VU

Black Crowned Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Balearica pavonina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~40%
May
~40%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~40%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Crowned Cranes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~70%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~60%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~50%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~40%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
6 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~30%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
8 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~30%
9 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~30%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~30%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
~30%
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~30%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
~30%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
~20%
15 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
~20%
16 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
~20%
17 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~20%
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~20%
19 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
20 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
~20%
21 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~20%
22 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~20%
23 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
~10%
24 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
~10%
25 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
~10%
26 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
27 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
28 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
29 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
30 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
<5%
31 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
<5%
32 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
<5%
33 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
<5%
34 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
35 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
<5%
36 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%