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
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Binomial name | |
Grus paradisea (Lichtenstein, AAH, 1793)
[originally Ardea] | |
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Blue crane distribution range according to the IUCN.
Extant (resident)
Extant (seasonality uncertain)
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Synonyms | |
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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.