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Baku Zoological Park

Grey Crowned Crane

Size and weight

106 cm in height, with a 200 cm wingspan
3.5 kg

Nutrition

Omnivore

Life Span

Over 20 years

Reproduction

2-5

Conservation status

Least Concern

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Feeds and nests both in wetlands and in the savannah in eastern and southern Africa

The grey crowned crane has a sedentary or seasonally nomadic lifestyle. The species has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping. It also makes a honking sound quite different from the trumpeting of other crane species