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The '''Crested Crane''' (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps) is a bird in the family Gruidae. It is one of several species comprising the Crowned Crane family, which range over eastern and southern [[Africa]]. These are the only cranes that can roost in trees. | The '''Crested Crane''' (''Balearica regulorum gibbericeps'') is a bird in the family ''Gruidae''. It is one of several species comprising the Crowned Crane family, which range over eastern and southern [[Africa]]. These are the only cranes that can roost in trees. | ||
Crested Cranes are still common in the wild, although conservationists are concerned about possible threats to their habitat caused by human encroachment. The Crested Crane is the national bird of [[Uganda]] and is featured on Uganda’s flag, where it is pictured with one leg raised, “to symbolise that Uganda is not stationary but is moving forward" <ref> Sourced at http://www.ugandamission.net/aboutug/graphics/symbols.html on 2nd November 2007 </ref>. In Uganda, killing a Crested Crane is an offence punishable by imprisonment. <ref> sourced at: http://www.orphanage.org/africa/uganda/fed/facts_about_uganda.htm on 29th August 2007 | Crested Cranes are still common in the wild, although conservationists are concerned about possible threats to their habitat caused by human encroachment. The Crested Crane is the national bird of [[Uganda]] and is featured on Uganda’s flag, where it is pictured with one leg raised, “to symbolise that Uganda is not stationary but is moving forward" <ref> Sourced at http://www.ugandamission.net/aboutug/graphics/symbols.html on 2nd November 2007 </ref>. In Uganda, killing a Crested Crane is an offence punishable by imprisonment. <ref> sourced at: http://www.orphanage.org/africa/uganda/fed/facts_about_uganda.htm on 29th August 2007 | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 13 January 2008
The Crested Crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps) is a bird in the family Gruidae. It is one of several species comprising the Crowned Crane family, which range over eastern and southern Africa. These are the only cranes that can roost in trees.
Crested Cranes are still common in the wild, although conservationists are concerned about possible threats to their habitat caused by human encroachment. The Crested Crane is the national bird of Uganda and is featured on Uganda’s flag, where it is pictured with one leg raised, “to symbolise that Uganda is not stationary but is moving forward" [1]. In Uganda, killing a Crested Crane is an offence punishable by imprisonment. <ref> sourced at: http://www.orphanage.org/africa/uganda/fed/facts_about_uganda.htm on 29th August 2007
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- ↑ Sourced at http://www.ugandamission.net/aboutug/graphics/symbols.html on 2nd November 2007