Blue Crane
Anthropoides paradiseus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyGruidae (Cranes)
- GenusAnthropoides
- SpeciesAnthropoides paradiseus (Blue Crane)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Wattled Crane
Bugeranus carunculatus
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
African Crake
Crex egregia
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Crane in Etosha National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Blue Crane sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 134 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Crane in Etosha National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue Crane in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.