ホオジロカンムリヅル African_crane golden_crested_crane golden_crowned_crane East_African_crane East_African_crowned_crane Eastern_crowned_crane South_African_crane
Latin: [i]Balearica regulorum[/i]
Japanese: ホオジロカンムリヅル [i]hōjirokanmuridzuru[/i]

A distinctive long-legged bird. The head has a crown of stiff golden feathers and its body plumage is mainly grey. The sides of the face are white, and there is a bright red inflatable throat pouch. The wings are predominantly white, but contain feathers with a range of colors, with a distinctive black patch at the very top. The bill is relatively short and grey, and the legs are black.

The grey crowned crane is almost identical to the [[black crowned crane]].

h4. See also
* [[Black Crowned Crane]]
* [[Crane (animal)]]
* [[Tag Group:Birds]]
grey crowned crane