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Blue Crane
Grus paradisea (Lichtenstein, AAH 1793)
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. Source: Wikipedia
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Gruiformes
Family:
Gruidae
Genus:
Grus
Scientific:
Grus paradisea
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Gruidae
Genus:
Grus
Scientific:
Grus paradisea
Original description
Citation:
(Lichtenstein, AAH 1793)
Reference:
Cat. Rer. Nat. Rar.
Protonym:
Ardea paradisea
Type locality:
Inner South Africa.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13555739
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
361AC2690622329F
Avibase ID:
avibase-361AC269
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/361AC269
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 707817
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Grus paradisea: Locally in n Namibia, s Zimbabwe and South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Blue Crane
Catalan:
Grua del paradís
Czech:
jeřáb rajský
Danish:
Paradistrane
German:
Paradieskranich
Spanish:
Grulla del Paraíso
Spanish (Spain):
Grulla del Paraíso
Finnish:
hopeakurki
French:
Grue de paradis
Croatian:
sinji ždral
Hungarian:
paradicsomdaru
Icelandic:
Blátrana
Italian:
Gru del paradiso
Japanese (romaji):
hagoromozuru
Japanese:
ハゴロモヅル
Lithuanian:
Rojinė gervė
Dutch:
Stanleys Kraanvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåtrane
Norwegian:
Blåtrane
Polish:
żuraw rajski
Portuguese:
Grou-do-paraíso
Portuguese (Portugal):
grou-do-paraíso
Russian:
Райский журавль
Slovak:
žeriav rajský
Serbian:
Plavi ždral
Swedish:
paradistrana
Ukrainian:
Журавель блакитний
Chinese:
蓝蓑羽鹤
Chinese (Traditional):
藍鶴
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grue de paradis ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grue de paradis ( Grus paradisea) |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradisea) |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Paradise Crane ( Anthropoides paradisea) |
| Clements 4th edition: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Clements 6th edition: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 2015: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 2016: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 2017: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 2018: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 2019: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 2021: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 2022: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| eBird version 2023: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Stanley Crane ( Anthropoides paradisea) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Stanley Crane ( Anthropoides paradisea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradisea) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Stanley Crane ( Anthropoides paradisea) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Anthropoides paradisea |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Anthropoïdes paradisea |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anthropoïdes paradisea |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Blue Crane ( Grus paradisea) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anthropoides paradiseus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Grus paradisea |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bloukraanvoël
Bashkir: ожмах торнаһы
Bulgarian: Райски жерав
Bengali: নীর ায
Bengali (transliteration): nīla sārasa
Catalan: Grua del paradís
Czech: Jeráb rajský, jeřáb rajský
Danish: Paradistrane
German: Paradieskranich
English: Blue Crane, Paradise Crane, Stanley Crane, Stanley' crane
English, HBW: Blue Crane
English (IOC): Blue Crane
English (United States): Blue Crane
Esperanto: Blua gruo, Paradizgruo
Spanish: Grulla del Paraíso
Spanish (Spain): Grulla del Paraíso
Spanish (HBW): Blue Crane
Estonian: paradiisikurg, valgepõsk-haigur
Finnish: Hopeakurki
French: Grue de paradis, Grue de Stanley, Grue du paradis
Croatian: sinji ždral
Hungarian: paradicsomdaru
Icelandic: Blátrana
Italian: Gru del Paradiso
Japanese (romaji): hagoromoduru, hagoromozuru
Japanese: ハゴロモヅル
Kazakh: жұмақ тырнасы
Kirghiz: Африка каркырасы
Scientific: Anthropoides paradisae, Anthropoides paradisea, Anthropoïdes paradisea, Anthropoides paradiseus, Ardea paradisea, Grus paradisea
Lithuanian: Rojinė gervė
Dutch: Paradijskraanvogel, Stanley Kraanvogel, Stanley-kraanvogel, Stanleys Kraanvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåtrane
Norwegian: Blåtrane
Sotho, Northern: Mogolodi
Polish: zuraw rajski, żuraw rajski
Portuguese: Grou-do-paraíso
Portuguese (Portugal): grou-do-paraíso
Russian: Африканская красавка, Райский журавль, Райский Четырёхкрылый журавль
Slovak: Žeriav rajský, žeriavec rajský
Serbian: Plavi ždral
Sotho, Southern: Mohololi
Swedish: Blåtrana, Paradistrana
Tajik: турнаи биҳиштӣ
Tswana: Mogôlôri
Turkish: Gökçe turna
Tatar: җәннәт торнасы
Ukrainian: Журавель блакитний
Uzbek: жаннат турнаси
Xhosa: Indwe
Chinese: 蓝蓑羽鹤
Chinese (Traditional): 藍鶴
Zulu: iNdwa
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