- Classification:
Other Common Names: blue-necked cranes, royal cranes
Order: Gruiformes
Genus & Species: Balearica regulorum
Family: Gruidae - Status:
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- Range:
Eastern and southeastern Africa.
- Habitat:
Grasslands close to bodies of water, open savannas, agricultural lands, shallow seasonal lakes known as vleis.
- Activity:
Diurnal.