bird · Gruiformes · Gruidae
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum (E.T.Bennett, 1834) — also called Gray Crowned-Crane, Grey Crowned-Crane, Southern Crowned Crane. Occurrence records of the Grey Crowned Crane are shared on GBIF from around 24 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park (649 records), in 4 provinces.
IUCN: EndangeredGruidae
24reserves with records
2 661records around them
4provinces
ENIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 649 |
| Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area | FS Free State | 568 |
| Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 382 |
| Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 266 |
| Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 142 |
| Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 118 |
| Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 90 |
| Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 81 |
| Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 65 |
| Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 63 |
| Umvoti Vlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 57 |
| Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 27 |
| Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 23 |
| Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area | FS Free State | 22 |
| Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 21 |
| CrocworldNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 15 |
| uMngeni Plateau Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 12 |
| Kamberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Kwelera Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 8 |
| Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Karkloof FallsNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Doctor Alden Lloyd Nature Conservation AreaNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| uMgeni Vlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 |
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 18 reserves
- Free State
- 3 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 2 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Gruidae
- Scientific name
- Balearica regulorum
- GBIF taxon
- 5228229
- Wikidata
- Q335992
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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.