
Lelkraanvoël
The wattled crane is a large bird found in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert.
Spesie-insigte
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 149 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Wattled Crane is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
149 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Wattled Crane aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor Suid-Afrika
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Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
Wattled Crane hier aangeteken
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Sandstone amphitheatres and cool mountain air
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Wattled Crane te vind
Gashere het die Wattled Crane gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve and Kamberg Nature Reserve.
Beste tye van die dag
- Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
- Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
IUBN Rooi Lys
Vulnerable
Spesie
Grus carunculatus
Waarnemings
149
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Wattled Crane op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Wattled Crane in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Wattled Crane at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve, Kamberg Nature Reserve and Royal Natal National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Wattled Crane in South Africa?
The Wattled Crane is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (82% of records), Mpumalanga (9% of records), based on 149 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Wattled Crane on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Wattled Crane?
The Wattled Crane is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Giants Castle Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Kamberg Nature Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Royal Natal National Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the conservation status of the Wattled Crane?
The Wattled Crane (Grus carunculatus) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
What is the Wattled Crane?
The wattled crane is a large bird found in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Bugeranus.
























