AFRICAN CROWNED CRANE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Balearica regulorum gibbericeps
HABITAT: Mixture of wetlands and open grassland in south-eastern parts of Africa
CONSERVATION STATUS: Vulnerable
FUN FACT: Crowned cranes are the only cranes able to perch in trees. They have a long, prehensile hind toe called a hallux that allows them to grasp tree limbs.
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