Balearica regulorum gibbericeps. Also known as: East African crowned crane, East African crane, Eastern crowned crane. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) observes from foreground. Location: Kingdom of the Wild.
One of Africa’s most elegant birds, to which they’re found in the Okavango Delta, and are one of the largest cranes in all of Africa, easily recognizable from the red patches on their face.