Common Name: East African Crowned Crane Scientific Name: Balearica regulorum gibbericeps Photographer: Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright: © 2004 Calvin J. Hamilton Date: 2004/09/25 Location: National Zoo, Washington D.C.

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This beautiful bird comes from eastern and southern Africa. It lives in the wetlands and nearby grasslands. Its diet consists of seeds, insects, tips of grasses, and small vertebrates.