Black Crowned Crane
Balearica pavonina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyGruidae (Cranes)
- GenusBalearica (Crowned Cranes)
- SpeciesBalearica pavonina (Black Crowned Crane)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Crowned Crane sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Black Crowned Crane are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Crowned Crane in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Crowned Crane sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black Crowned Crane in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black Crowned Crane in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.