Frontal view of Grey Crowned Crane

Masai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley province, Kenya (January 2011)

Also known as Southern Crowned Crane, Blue-necked/Royal Crane, East African Crowned Crane (gibbericeps), South African Crowned Crane (regulorum). Status is classified as Vulnerable.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Grey Crowned Crane / Internet Bird Collection
Grey Crowned Crane / Bird Forum
Balearica regulorum / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Grey Crowned-crane Balearica regulorum / BirdLife International