Papers in the Biological Sciences
Title
Cranes of the World: Crowned Crane (Balearica pauonina)
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
January 1983
Abstract
Other Vernacular Names:
Blue-necked or gray crowned
crane (regulorum and gibbericeps), Black-necked
or dark crowned crane (pavonina and ceciliae);
Ma-hem (Afrikaan); Grue couronnee, Grue ronnee
du Cap (French); Konigskranich (German); Minima
kanmuri-zuru (Japanese); Makoka zhuravl (Russian);
Grulla corona (Spanish); I-hem (Xhosa);
U-Nohemu (Zulu).
Range:
Resident in open country over most of Africa
south of the Sahara, excepting the Congo Basin
and the driest portions of southwestern Africa.
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From Cranes of the World by Paul A. Johnsgard (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1983; electronic edition: Lincoln, NE, 2008). Copyright © 1983 Paul A. Johnsgard.