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Blue Crane

Anthropoides paradiseus (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793) — also called Stanley crane, Stanley Crane. Occurrence records of the Blue Crane are shared on GBIF from around 87 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all De Hoop Nature Reserve (706 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: VulnerableGruidae

87reserves with records

6 021records around them

8provinces

VUIUCN category

Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	706
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	416
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	290
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	275
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	271
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	247
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	237
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	219
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	218
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	175
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	149
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	148
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	147
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	147
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	126
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	124
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	123
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	120
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	119
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	112
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	107
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	104
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	100
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	88
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	84
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	68
Tala Game Reserve entrance gateNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	64
Tala Game Reserve receptionNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	64
Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	61
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	59
Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	55
Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	53
Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	50
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	47
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	47
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	46
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	44
Agulhas National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	41
Mzimkulu Wilderness AreaNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	40
Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	32
Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	32
Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	28
Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	27
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	21
Bontebok Ridge ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	20
Wild Rescue Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	18
Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	18
Umvoti Vlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	16
Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	16
Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	16
Kwandwe Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	15
Seekoeivlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	10
Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	10
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	10
Kamberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	9
Karkloof FallsNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	9
Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Plovers LakeProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	7
Drakenstein Lion ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	7
Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	6

and 27 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 45 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 16 reserves
Eastern Cape: 10 reserves
Mpumalanga: 6 reserves
Free State: 5 reserves
Northern Cape: 2 reserves
Gauteng: 2 reserves
North West: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Gruidae
Scientific name: Anthropoides paradiseus
GBIF taxon: 2474937
Wikidata: Q756674

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.