Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Gruiformes > Gruidae > Anthropoides > Anthropoides paradiseusAnthropoides paradiseus (Blue Crane)Synonyms: Anthropoides paradisea; Anthropoides paradisea paradisea; Ardea paradisea; Grus paradisea (homotypic) The blue crane (Grus paradisea), also known as the Stanley crane and the paradise crane, is the national bird of South Africa. The species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. |
Adult Weight [1] | 11.244 lbs (5.10 kg) | Birth Weight [2] | 185 grams | | Clutch Size [1] | 2 | Incubation [1] | 31 days | Wing Span [1] | 6.232 feet (1.9 m) |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Addo Elephant National Park |
II |
348463 |
Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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Bontebok National Park |
II |
8315 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Etosha National Park |
II |
5699141 |
Namibia |
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Golden Gate Highlands National Park |
II |
28689 |
Free State, South Africa |
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Itala Game Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
II |
72822 |
Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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Karoo National Park |
II |
190300 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Malolotja Nature Reserve |
IV |
42044 |
Swaziland |
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Marakele National Park |
II |
163507 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
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Mountain Zebra National Park |
II |
60944 |
Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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Nylsvley Nature Reserve |
IV |
7698 |
Limpopo, South Africa |
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Cape Peninsula National Park |
II |
70141 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Tsitsikamma National Park |
II |
34343 |
Southern Cape, South Africa |
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Weenen Nature Reserve |
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Kwazulu Natal, South Africa |
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West Coast National Park |
II |
59916 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Wilderness National Park |
II |
5929 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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