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;[[:Category:Bugeranus|Bugeranus]] carunculatus | ;[[:Category:Bugeranus|Bugeranus]] carunculatus | ||
| − | [[Image:Wattled_Crane.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by | + | [[Image:Wattled_Crane.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}}<br />Bangweulu Swamps, [[Zambia]], July 2006]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 172 cm | + | 172 cm |
| − | + | *Ash grey back and wings | |
| + | *Dark slaty gray crown | ||
| + | *Rest of head, throat and breast white | ||
| + | *White feathered wattles | ||
| + | *Black primaries, secondaries, and tail coverts | ||
| + | *Red skin in front of the eye, base of beak and wattle tips | ||
| + | *Long bill | ||
| + | *Black legs and toes<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes identical (males inclined to be slightly larger) | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Patchily distributed north-eastern and southern [[Africa]]<br /> |
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[DRC]] and [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and [[Lesotho]] | ||
| + | Seems to be rather scarce in most of the area. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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{{Grus vs. Bugeranus}} | {{Grus vs. Bugeranus}} | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Shallow wetlands. | + | Shallow wetlands, freshwater marshes and adjoining grassland. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes bulbs, corms, insects, seeds, leaves, acorns, aquatic vegetation and grain. | The diet includes bulbs, corms, insects, seeds, leaves, acorns, aquatic vegetation and grain. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | They breed in winter, building more than one nest - up to four. It will use one nest one year and another the next. 1 egg | + | They breed in winter, building more than one nest - up to four. It will use one nest one year and another the next. The clutch has only 1 egg. |
| − | + | ==References== | |
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Crane+carunculat}} | {{GSearch|Crane+carunculat}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Bugeranus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Bugeranus]] | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 24 October 2010
- Bugeranus carunculatus
Identification
172 cm
- Ash grey back and wings
- Dark slaty gray crown
- Rest of head, throat and breast white
- White feathered wattles
- Black primaries, secondaries, and tail coverts
- Red skin in front of the eye, base of beak and wattle tips
- Long bill
- Black legs and toes
Sexes identical (males inclined to be slightly larger)
Distribution
Patchily distributed north-eastern and southern Africa
Western Africa: DRC and Angola
Eastern Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho
Seems to be rather scarce in most of the area.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Grus vs. Bugeranus
Sibley & Monroe (1996) place the Wattled Crane (carunculatus) in the genus Grus. However, Howard & Moore (2003) and Clements (2007) separate it in the monotypic genus Bugeranus, and the Opus follows in this consensus.
Habitat
Shallow wetlands, freshwater marshes and adjoining grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes bulbs, corms, insects, seeds, leaves, acorns, aquatic vegetation and grain.
Breeding
They breed in winter, building more than one nest - up to four. It will use one nest one year and another the next. The clutch has only 1 egg.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wattled Crane. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wattled_Crane
