Blue crane
Anthropoides paradiseus
Cranes
(Gruidae)
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Blue-grey shiny feathers, black tail and light grey slender head. Both sexes hatch, often ♂ at night. During daytime, he then defends the nest while ♀ breeds. Outside breeding is often seen in flock's where strict hierarchy is visible. The species is threatened. ⇔ l. 100-120 cm syn. ANTHROPOIDES PARADISEA The national bird of South Africa.
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0 LookAlikes (LA):
Blue crane
Paradijskraanvogel
Paradieskranich
Grue de paradis
Gru del paradiso
Grulla del paraíso
Grou-do-paraíso
Райский Четырёхкрылый журавль
蓝蓑羽鹤
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