Trumpeter hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Black-crowned crane
Balearica pavonina
The courtship of the Black crowned crane does not go unnoticed: jumps, bows, mutual grooming, pursuit races with spread wings and noisy vocalization… Nothing is too good to seduce your partner, especially as the pair remains faithful for life.
Habitat
Shallow wetlands, meadows
Feed
Seeds, grass, small preys (invertebrates, amphibians and reptiles)
Classification
Class
Birds
Family
Gruidés
Scientific Name
Balearica pavonina
Conservation status
UICN : VU - vulnerable (2016)
CITES : Appendix I (2019) / A (2022)
listed in the European Studbook (ESB)
Some Figures
Size
105 cm
Weight
3,5 kg
Life Expectancy
20 years
Incubation
30 days
2 to 3 eggs
Discover Also
African openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus
Black-and-white-casqued hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Ferruginous duck
Aythya nyroca
Marabou stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Red-crested turaco
Tauraco erythrolophus