Wattled Crane

Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wattled Crane in Etosha National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Wattled Crane sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wattled Crane in Etosha National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Wattled Crane in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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