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| Black crowned crane | |
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| A black crowned crane at Philadelphia Zoo, Pennsylvania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Gruidae |
| Genus: | Balearica |
| Species: | B. pavonina
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| Binomial name | |
| Balearica pavonina | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ardea pavonina Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The black crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) is a part of the family Gruidae, along with its sister species, the grey crowned crane. It is topped with its characteristic bristle-feathered golden crown. It is usually found in the shallow wetlands of sub-Saharan Africa during the wet season, which act as its principal breeding, feeding and roosting sites although it can also be found foraging in grasslands and near croplands of dry savanna.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Balearica pavonina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692039A93334339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692039A93334339.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.