The Blue Crane - A Majestic Bird in the Swellendam/Bredasdorp Region (00016402)

Blue Crane on rocky grass ground

Description: The Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) is South Africa's national bird and is critically endangered. This majestic bird can be admired along the Overberg Blue Crane Routes. If you're lucky, you might even witness the famous 'dancing Blue Cranes'. The Swellendam/Bredasdorp region in the Cape Province of South Africa is home to over half of the global Blue Crane population.

Location: Cape Province/Overberg, Swellendam/Bredasdorp region, South Africa

Date of Capture: 10.08.2004