Blue Crane
Grus paradisea (Lichtenstein, AAH 1793)
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Peter Boesman | 2014-10-25 | Memel area, Free State, Free State (South Africa) | call - Single bird flying over
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280338 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Lynette Rudman | 2017-09-24 | Aberdeen Plain, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (550 m) | call, female, male - A pair seen calling in the southern Karoo in early Spring. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
387461 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Niall Perrins | 2021-03-10 | Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (near Venera), Nkangala, Mpumalanga, Mkobola (South Africa) (1300 m) | adult, call, juvenile, sex uncertain - Adult with two youngsters bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
628105 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | African Bioacoustics Community | 2023-10-25 | Swellendam Local Municipality (near Cloeteskraal), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Swellendam (South Africa) (300 m) | call - A 400 Hz high-pass filter was applied, and the audio was normalized at -3dB.
|
1000758 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Anthropoides paradiseus | Niall D Perrins | 2014-08-09 | Impendle NR, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) | - | 220537621 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradiseus | Roger McNeill | 2021-10-17 | , Northern Cape (South Africa) | - | 652573821 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Lynette Rudman | 2022-07-10 | Aberdeen Plain (near Noagashoogte), Western District, Eastern Cape, Uitenhage (South Africa) (480 m) | adult, flight call, sex uncertain - At least 5 Blue Cranes flying past over an open Karoo plain in the early morning in mid winter. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
741516 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Andre Marais | 2017-02-28 | Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (10 m) | call - No modifications to recording. Two birds standing in open grassland. Birds not visible during recording. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
357180 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Anthropoides paradiseus | Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING | 2009-11-03 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 203933071 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Frank Lambert | 2019-11-04 | Wakkerstroom "Lark Loop", Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality, Eastvaal District Council, Mpumalanga, Wakkerstroom (South Africa) (1900 m) | call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
517619 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Charles Hesse | 23-07-2010 | De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape (South Africa) (100 m) | Calls (A) - Sheep present | 62556 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Anthropoides paradiseus | Murray Christian | 2023-12-23 | , Northern Cape (South Africa) | - | 612621342 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | JJSUN | 2026-01-18 | deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, Bredasdorp (South Africa) (180 m) | song - [sono] | 1078350 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk | 2025-10-04 | Theewaterskloof Local Municipality (near Greyton), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Caledon (South Africa) (190 m) | call - Two birds flying over.
|
1047513 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Lynette Rudman | 2014-10-18 | Somerset East, Western District, Eastern Cape, Eastern Cape (South Africa) (550 m) | flight call - Two pairs of Blue cranes calling while in flight. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
200801 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Lynette Rudman | 2018-11-04 | Aberdeen Plain, Western District, Eastern Cape, Uitenhage (South Africa) (480 m) | flight call - A pair of Blue Cranes calling briefly while flying overhead in spring. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
441442 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Jorick van de Westeringh | 2022-10-31 | Omupanda, Osjikoto, Omuthiyagwipundi (Namibia) (1100 m) | call - Don't know the background species.
|
802965 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Lynette Rudman | 2019-10-05 | Aberdeen Plain, Western District, Eastern Cape, Uitenhage (South Africa) (460 m) | call, female, male - A pair of blue cranes were foraging and calling in the dry, arid southern Karoo in spring. I have shortened the intervals between the calls in this recording. This soundclip is from my video; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhDD_VAL1To&feature=youtu.be bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
501709 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Faansie Peacock | 2017-06-15 | Kolskoot Farm, Morreesburg, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) (100 m) | call - Three birds in a ploughed wheat field. My son is commenting also. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
377642 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Dawie de Swardt | 2022-09-15 | Sandymountpark grassland area, Fauresmith, Free State, Fauresmith (South Africa) (1500 m) | adult, call, sex uncertain - group of 7 birds calling in flight bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
748961 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Dawie de Swardt | 2021-10-30 | Nooitgedacht farm, Jagersfontein, Free State, Jagersfontein (South Africa) (1300 m) | call, sex uncertain - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
683562 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | African Bioacoustics Community | 2024-04-29 | Renosterberg Local Municipality (near Philipstown), Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, Philipstown (South Africa) (1300 m) | call - The audio file was split to remove strong signal from non-focal species. A 2 kHz low-pass and 400 Hz high-pass filter were applied, and the audio was normalized at - 3 dB.
|
1002518 xeno-canto.org |
| Blue Crane - Anthropoides paradiseus | Richard Fleming | 2025-08-13 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 641200437 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Blue Crane - Grus paradisea | Frank Lambert | 2019-10-21 | Stompneus Bay Rd, West Coast DC, Western Cape, Vredenburg (South Africa) (10 m) | call - bird-seen:no playback-used:no
|
515418 xeno-canto.org |
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