
The blue crane, also known as the Stanley crane and the paradise crane, is the national bird of South Africa.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 3,264 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Blue Crane is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
3,264 records, iNaturalist
50+ Ergebnisse in Südafrika
Eine Reise planen
Blue Crane: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Gondwana Game Reserve, Welgevonden Game Reserve and Addo Elephant National Park.
Selbst fahren
Eigenes Fahrzeug, eigenes Tempo, auf den Straßen des Parks.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Geführte Fahrten ab der Lodge
Ein Guide, der weiß, wo man suchen muss, mit Offroad- und Nachtfahrten in privaten Reservaten.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Rote Liste der IUCN
Vulnerable
Art
Grus paradiseus
Nachweise
3 264
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Blue Crane auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Blue Crane at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve, Welgevonden Game Reserve and Addo Elephant National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Blue Crane is most recorded in Western Cape (71% of records), Eastern Cape (12% of records), Northern Cape (5% of records), based on 3 264 iNaturalist observations. 74 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Blue Crane on site or nearby.
The Blue Crane is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Welgevonden Game Reserve: May-Sep, dry season; Addo Elephant National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The Blue Crane (Grus paradiseus) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
The blue crane, 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.