Black Crowned Crane
Balearica pavonina(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black Crowned Crane
The Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Gruidae (Cranes) in the order Gruiformes.
- Scientific name
- Balearica pavonina
- Family
- Gruidae (Cranes)
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Black Crowned Crane
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Balearica pavonina ceciliae
- Balearica pavonina pavonina
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea pavonina
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Africa.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.141
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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