My Facebook friend Vivian dVivian based in Germany, has posted this photo of a magnificent secretary bird.
The photo is of a more colorful specie than the one showing in the following
reference: Wikipedia.
No wonder, I just learned it is not a secrretary bird!
A gentle reader wrote that the bird is actually a grey crowned crane. Thanks again for the correction, it is a very magnificent looking bird.
| Bird | kingdom(Animalia)|phylum(Chordata)|class(Aves)| Order(Gruiformes)|family(Gruidae)|Genus-species(Balearica rggulorum) |
| Common name | Grey Crowned Crane |
| Photographer | Vivian d Vivian |
| Acknowledgment | B (correct common name with reference) |
| Reference | Wikipedia |
not a secretary bird but a crowned crane po; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Crowned_Crane
ReplyDeleteThank you b, I edited the post. I am not a professional ornithologist, but love to know birds more.
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