grey crowned crane
Birds of Namibia
Introduction: Grey crowned cranes (Balearica regulorem) inhabit dams, pans and marshes as well as lightly wooded areas and fields growing newly planted crops. They roost at night communally in trees, in open shallow water and on overhead power lines.
Distribution: Small populations in and around Etosha National Park and Caprivi.
Diet: Strips grass seeds from stems. Eats leaves, seeds of grasses and sedges, as well as locusts, grasshoppers, worms, crabs and millipedes.
Description: Regulorm is the Latin word for 'of small kings', i.e. 'crowned' referring to their velvety, black forehead and crown.
Breeding: Breeds in marshes, pans and dams with tall vegetation. Nest consist of a mound built by both male and female using marsh vegetation. Females lay between 2 and 4 eggs in March or June with an incubation period of 30 days. Predators include snakes, cattle and humans. Nests are often destroyed by flooding.
Size: 1m. Weight: 4kg. Males are slightly larger than females.
Dolphin Self Drive
3 Days - Two nights in the coastal town of Swakopmund, this is the ideal get-away for those living or working in Windhoek. Includes a catamaran cruise on the Walvis Lagoon
Elephant Self Drive
4 Days - Elephants, rhino, zebra & giraffe are just some of the animals you can expect to see while you are in Etosha
Springbuck Self Drive
8 Days - Etosha, Swakopmund & the dunes at Sossusvlei are the highlights of this trip
Puku Self Drive
10 Days - Botswana & Namibia combination self drive - includes Etosha Park and a mokoro trip in the Okavango Delta
Porcupine Self Drive
12 Days - Okonjima Bush Camp, Etosha, Damaraland, Erongo Mountains, Swakopmund & Sossusvlei
Meerkat Self Drive
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Leopard Self Drive
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Honey Badger Self Drive
24 Days - As you would expect from our longest self drive safari, it visits most of Namibia including Owamboland & Kaokoland - two areas which seldom appear on trips through the country
