Picture courtesy of Hilton, Friend of Africam
Crowned Crane
Weight: 3.6 kg
Total length: 105 cm
Average wing span: 560 millimetres
Incubation time: 29 - 31 days (2 to 3 eggs) Both male and female will sit on eggs to incubate
Beautiful looking bird and quite a common resident. Their call is a two-syllabled trumpeting, sounding like 'ma-hem'.
They can usually be found in flocks in grasslands, farmlands, and other marshy regions. Also in highlands and at the coast.
Roosts in reed-beds in river estuaries and in trees.
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