Summary ²

The blue crane (Grus paradisea), 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.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Brian Snelson, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32659528@N00/2967158255
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropoides_paradiseus

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