
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
2 résultats à Limpopo
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Blue Crane : signalé par des hôtes dans ou près de Welgevonden Game Reserve.
Safaris guidés depuis un lodge
Un guide qui sait où chercher, avec hors-piste et safaris de nuit dans les réserves privées.
Où les hôtes le signalent
Liste rouge de l'UICN
Vulnerable
Espèce
Grus paradiseus
Observations
3 264
observations iNaturalist
Chaque réservation sur Spekboom soutient la conservation.
Une observation signifie qu'un hôte a vu le Blue Crane sur la propriété ou à proximité. Une observation n'est jamais garantie.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Blue Crane at stays in or beside Welgevonden Game Reserve. 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. 2 places to stay on Spekboom in Limpopo 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. Welgevonden Game Reserve: May-Sep, dry season. 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.