Black crowned-crane  (Balearica pavonina)

Facts

Also known as:West African crowned crane, Sudan crowned crane and dark crowned crane
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Gruiformes
Family Gruidae
Genus Balearica (1)
Size Length: 100 – 105 cm (2)
Wingspan: 180 – 200 cm (2)
Weight 3000 – 4000 g (2)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).