Crowned Crane

“Balearica pavonina, the “Crowned” Crane of the Northern Ethiopian Region, is greenish-black above and dark grey below, most of the feathers being lanceolate (shaped like a lance); the neck is delicate grey all around, the secondaries are chestnut-the inner being somewhat decomposed; white and yellow shew on the wing coverts; a spreading tuft of twisted yellow and white bristles with black tips surmounts the occiput, while the sides of the face are bare-white above and pink below, and the throat is covered with black down. There is a very small throat-wattle in this form.” A. H. Evans, 1900

Keywords

birds, crane, fowl, large bird, gruidae, Ethiopian bird, threatened species, threatened birds, Crowned Crane, Black Crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina, Kaffir Crane

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Source

Evans, A. H. Birds (New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1900)

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