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Blue crane

Grus paradisea (A. A. H. Lichtenstein, 1793)

Status not recordedbirds

The blue crane (Grus paradisea) is a species in the family Gruidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.63 kg to 5.68 kg and live up to 25 years.

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Quick facts about the blue crane

Weight
3.63 kg – 5.68 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
25 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
31.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
4.48 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue crane live?

Not recorded

Is the blue crane endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blue crane classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGruiformes
  5. familyGruidae
  6. genusGrus
  7. SpeciesGrus paradisea (A. A. H. Lichtenstein, 1793)

Synonyms Anthropoides paradisea, Anthropoides paradisea paradisea, Anthropoides paradiseus, Ardea paradisea

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • BLCREnglish
  • Paradise craneEnglish
  • Stanley craneEnglish
  • BloukraanvoëlAfrikaans
  • كركي أزرقArabic
  • كركي الجنةArabic
  • كركي ستانليArabic
  • Райски жеравBulgarian
  • Garan c'hlasBreton
  • grua del paradísCatalan
  • jeřáb rajskýCzech
  • ParadistraneDanish
  • Blauer KranichGerman
  • ParadieskranichGerman
  • paradiza gruoEsperanto
  • Grulla azulSpanish
  • Grulla del ParaísoSpanish
  • paradiisikurgEstonian
  • hopeakurkiFinnish
  • Grue de paradisFrench
  • עגור כחולHebrew
  • sinji ždralCroatian
  • paradicsomdaruHungarian
  • Gru del paradisoItalian
  • ハゴロモヅルJapanese
  • rojinė gervėLithuanian
  • Melsvoji gervėLithuanian
  • Stanleys KraanvogelDutch
  • blåtraneNorwegian
  • żuraw rajskiPolish
  • grou-azulPortuguese
  • grou-do-paraísoPortuguese
  • Райский журавльRussian
  • Африканская красавкаRussian
  • žeriav rajskýSlovak
  • Plavi ždralSerbian
  • paradistranaSwedish
  • นกกระเรียนฟ้าThai
  • Mavi TurnaTurkish
  • Gökçe TurnaTurkish
  • журавель блакитнийUkrainian
  • 藍鶴Chinese
  • 蓝蓑羽鹤Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue crane?

An adult blue crane weighs 3.63 kg – 5.68 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the blue crane live?

The blue crane has a recorded lifespan of 25 years.

What kind of animal is the blue crane?

The blue crane (Grus paradisea) belongs to the family Gruidae in the order Gruiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue crane (Grus paradisea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-crane

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_crane_2026,
  title = {Blue crane (Grus paradisea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-crane},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}