Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cranes :: Wattled Crane

Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): Great African Wattled Crane
Old scientific name(s): Grus carunculatus

Photographs

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Range

E. and s. Africa;
Fragmented distribution with three main populations;
Ethiopia and Somalia. Zaire, Zambia, Malawi and sw. Tanzania, c. and e. Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Three isolated populations in se. Angola, ne. Namibia (Okavango Delta) and n. Botswana, and South Africa (se. Transvaal (Wakkerstroom), e. Orange Free State, w. Natal and e. Cape Province).

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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