Grus (Grus Cranes)

Genus

Grus Cranes

Grus

6 species in our catalog · found in 82 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Common Crane
LC

Common Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grus grus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Sandhill Crane
LC

Sandhill Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grus canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Sarus Crane
VU

Sarus Crane

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Grus antigone

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Brolga
LC

Brolga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grus rubicunda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Whooping Crane
EN

Whooping Crane

Bird

Grus americana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Black-necked Crane
NT

Black-necked Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grus nigricollis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Grus Cranes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~70%
2 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
~50%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~50%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
~40%
5 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~40%
6 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
7 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
8 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~30%
9 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
10 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 1
~20%
11 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
12 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~20%
13 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
14 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 1
~10%
15 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~10%
16 Camargue 🇫🇷 France 1
~10%
17 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
~10%
18 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
19 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
20 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
~10%
21 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
~10%
22 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
23 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
24 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
25 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
~10%
26 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
27 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
28 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
29 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
30 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
31 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
32 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
33 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 2
<5%
34 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
35 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
36 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
37 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
38 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
39 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
40 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
41 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
42 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
43 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
44 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
45 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
46 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
47 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
48 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
49 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
50 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
51 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 1
<5%
52 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
53 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia 1
<5%
54 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
55 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
56 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
57 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
<5%
58 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia 2
<5%
59 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
60 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 1
<5%
61 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
62 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba 1
<5%
63 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
64 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
65 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
66 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
67 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
68 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
69 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
70 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
71 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
72 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
73 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
74 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
75 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
76 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
77 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
78 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
79 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
80 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
<5%
81 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
82 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%