Blue crane  (Grus paradisea)

Facts

Also known as:Stanley crane and paradise crane
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Gruiformes
Family Gruidae
Genus Grus (1)
Size Length: 100 cm (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU A1acde+2bcde) by the IUCN Red List 2003 (1). Listed under Appendix II of CITES (3), Appendix II of the African-Eurasian Migratory Water Bird Agreement (AEWA) (4) and Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) (5).