# Blue crane (*Grus paradisea*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-crane  
Data as of: 2026-11-11

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.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3.63 kg – 5.68 kg |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 25 years |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Egg incubation | 31.5 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 2 |
| Age at maturity | 4.48 years |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1 |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Gruiformes
- family: Gruidae
- genus: Grus
- species: *Grus paradisea* (A. A. H. Lichtenstein, 1793)

Synonyms: *Anthropoides paradisea*, *Anthropoides paradisea paradisea*, *Anthropoides paradiseus*, *Ardea paradisea*

## Common questions

### 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

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).

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