What does the Grey Crowned Crane eat?
Balearica regulorum
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Diet overview
Omnivore
How it forages
Forages by walking slowly, pecking at the ground. Diet includes insects (grasshoppers, locusts, flies), other invertebrates (snails, worms), small vertebrates (lizards, frogs, fish), seeds, grains, and plant shoots. They often follow grazing animals to catch disturbed insects.
When it feeds
Diurnal, active during daylight hours for foraging and social interactions.
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