• Synonyms Gray Crowned Crane, Gray Crane, Grey Crowned-Crane, Grey-crowned Crane, Southern Crowned Crane, Grey Crane, Blue-necked Crowned-Crane, Crowned Crane, Blue-necked Crane, South African Crowned Crane, Gray-crowned Crane, Royal Crane, Gray Crowned-Crane, Royal Crowned-Crane, South African-crowned Crane, Northern Crowned Crane
  • Old latin name for bird Anthropoïdes regulorum

Grey Crowned Cranebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Rolf A. de By
    Uganda
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Martin St-Michel
    Tanzania
  • 3.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Call, © david m
    France
  • 6.
    Call, © Derek Solomon
    Zambia
  • 7.
    Call, © Alex Borrini
    Kenya
  • 8.
    Song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 11.
    Call, © Marcell Claassen
    Rwanda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey Crowned Crane

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion e, se

Grey Crowned Crane subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Balearica regulorum gibbericepss Uganda and Kenya to n Zimbabwe and n Mozambique-No
Balearica regulorum regulorums Angola and n Namibia to Zimbabwe and e South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansMahem (Mahemkraanvoël), Mahem
Bashkirтажлы торна
Bengaliহভমটঝুুঁটি ঳ায঳
BulgarianСив коронован жерав
Catalangrua coronada collgrisa, Grua coronada grisa
Chinese灰冕鹤
Chinese (Traditional)灰冠鶴〔東非冕鶴〕
Chuvashпуç кăшăллă тăрна
Croatianbjelolici ždral
Czechjeřáb královský, Jeráb královský
DanishGrå Kronetrane, Grå Krontrane
DutchGrijze Kroonkraanvogel, Grijze Kroonkraan
EsperantoGriza kronogruo
Estonianlõuna-kroonkurg
Finnishetelänkruunukurki
FrenchGrue coronnée grise, Grue royale, Grue grise à couronne
GermanGrauhals-Kronenkranich, Kronenkranich, Südafrikanischer Kronenkranich, SüdafrikanischerKronenkranich, Südafrika-Kronenkranich
Hungarianszürkenyakú koronásdaru
IcelandicKóngtrana
ItalianGru coronata, Gru coronata grigia, Gru coronata cenerina
Japaneseホオヂロカンムリヅル, ホオジロカンムリヅル
Kazakhқара тәжді тырна, шығыс тәжді тырнасы
LithuanianPilkakuodė gervė, pilkavainikė gervė
Mongolianзалаат тогоруу, цацагт тогоруу
Norwegiangråkrontrane
Norwegian NynorskGråkrontrane
Polishkoronnik szary
PortugueseGrou-coroado-austral, grou-coroado-cinzento
Russianюжный венценосный журавль, Венценосный журавль, Восточный венценосный журавль
SerbianSivi krunasti ždral
Slovakžurav kráľovský
SpanishGrulla Real Gris, Grulla Coronada Cuelligris, Grulla coronada cuelligrís
SwahiliNdegechai, Korongo Taji
Swedishgrå krontrana
Tajikтурнаи тоҷдор, куланги тоҷдор
Tatarтаҗлы торна
TsongaSekwarhandzana
TswanaLeowang
TurkishGri Taçlı Turna
Ukrainianабо журавель-вінценос південний, вінценос південний
XhosaIhem
ZuluuNohemu