Black Crowned Crane

The body plumage is dark grey to black, which gives it its English name of Black Crowned Crane (Black Crowned Crane), in comparison to Grey Crowned Crane, the name of the Royal Crane (Grue royale) with which Black Crowned Crane is often confused, and which has a light grey body.
The remiges (coverts) are white on both sides of the wing, except for the large inner coverts which are tinged yellow. The secondaries are brown, while the primaries are black.
The head shows very contrasting colors: the forehead and the front of the crown, very steep, are black, while the back of the crown has a crown made of long, erect golden-colored feathers.
The cheeks are bare and bicolored, white in their upper half and red in their lower half, these two colors clearly demarcated.
The chin may carry a poorly developed red nodule. This excrescence never reaches the size of that worn by the Royal Crane.
The iris is pale blue.
The beak, long, strong, and straight, as well as the legs, are grey.
The sexes are identical.
The immatures resemble the adults in a duller form, with a less developed crown. Their eyes are brown.