Blue crane
Species of large bird from southern Africa also known as Stanley crane and paradise crane / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Stanley crane" redirects here. For the railroad executive, see Stanley Crane.
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Blue crane | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Gruidae |
Genus: | Grus |
Species: | G. paradisea |
Binomial name | |
Grus paradisea (Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793) [originally Ardea] | |
Blue crane distribution range according to the IUCN.
Extant (resident)
Extant (seasonality uncertain) | |
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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.