The crowned crane is the most primitive of the living Gruidae. Primitive species of crowned cranes date back in the fossil record to the Eocene period. Archaeologists discovered that at least eleven species of crowned cranes once existed in Europe and North America. Because crowned cranes are not cold hardy, it is believed they died out in these areas as the earth cooled, and only survived in warmer Africa.
Excitement run high aboard The Advantage Cruiser operating on St. Lucia Estuary, iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, today when a South African Crowned Crane/ Southern Crowned Crane was spotted wading in the Wetlands along the Estuary. Since these are not migratory birds it is a rare sighting and bodes well for the Wetlands.
Range:
The range of the Grey Crowned Crane in eastern and southern Africa stretches from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Kenya to southeastern South Africa. They are non-migratory, but undertake variable local and seasonal movements, and are most abundant in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. The South African subspecies occurs in Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
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Excitement run high aboard The Advantage Cruiser operating on St. Lucia Estuary, iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, today when a South African Crowned Crane/ Southern Crowned Crane was spotted wading in the Wetlands along the Estuary. Since these are not migratory birds it is a rare sighting and bodes well for the Wetlands.
Range:
The range of the Grey Crowned Crane in eastern and southern Africa stretches from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Kenya to southeastern South Africa. They are non-migratory, but undertake variable local and seasonal movements, and are most abundant in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. The South African subspecies occurs in Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
Advantage Cruiser
www.advantagetours.co.za
advantage@zululink.co.za
035 5901259
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