Cranes (Gruidae)
Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisea) - HBW 3, p. 84
French: Grue de paradis
German: Paradieskranich
Spanish: Grulla del Paraíso
Other common names: Stanley/Paradise Crane
Taxonomy: Ardea paradisea Lichtenstein, 1793, inner South Africa.
Genus sometimes merged with Grus, but usually considered sufficiently distinct. “Emendation” of species name to paradiseus is not justified. Monotypic.
Distribution: E & S South Africa; small disjunct population in Etosha Pan region of Namibia.
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Two adult birds dancing Locality Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2004 5 years ago 23 sec 4.5 -
Pair, calling & drinking Locality Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Roland Bischoff 30 October 2011 1 year ago 46 sec 4.4 -
An adult foraging in an arable field Locality Bredasdorp, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 1 October 2002 35 weeks ago 31 sec 4.4 -
A bird feeding on the ground Locality South of Braedasdorp, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 6 October 2004 7 years ago 20 sec 4.2 -
Several birds performing a dancing display Locality South of Braedasdorp, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 6 October 2004 7 years ago 28 sec 4.1 -
A close-up of the head of two birds. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 4 years ago 35 sec 3.8
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Portrait of the adult bird.
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 20 June 2009 41 weeks ago 4.5 -
Pair in courtship dance
Locality Bredasdorp, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 20 August 2008 2 years ago 4.5 -
A pair foraging in a grassy field.
Locality Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 16 January 2011 11 weeks ago 4.2 -
Male and female
Locality Malgas, Swellendam, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Guy Poisson 28 November 2012 22 weeks ago 4.2 -
Close-up
Locality Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa
jmdebruyn 3 February 2013 14 weeks ago 4 -
Male and Female couple.
Locality Stanford, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Philippa Castle 27 September 2007 22 weeks ago 4
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A pair displaying Locality Darling, Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 3 November 2009 3 years ago 4.7
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