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Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

The Wattled Crane is a tall, elegant bird with long legs and a unique wattle on its face. It loves to live in wetlands and is known for its beautiful dance during courtship.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Wattled Crane is a tall, elegant bird with a mainly grey body, a white neck and crown, and a distinctive black face. Its most notable features are the two pendulous, fleshy wattles, bright red in colour, that hang below its chin, covered in small white feathers.

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Wattled Crane

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A Wattled Crane chick sometimes gets special help from both parents!

Their loud, rattling calls can be heard echoing across vast distances!

They use their long bills to dig up tasty tubers hidden underground!

Wattled Cranes are the largest crane species found on the African continent!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Wattled Cranes have prominent, fleshy wattles that help them communicate mood and health, especially during important courtship rituals.

Wattled Cranes can navigate deep, flooded wetlands because of their exceptionally long legs, which helps them forage for food safely.

Wattled Cranes have broad, powerful wings that help them soar high in the sky, allowing them to spot distant threats or food sources.

Wattled Cranes can construct large nests on floating vegetation because it provides a safe, elevated platform away from land predators.

Maße und Details

Länge: 100-120 cm
Flügelspannweite: 180-230 cm
Gewicht: 6.4-7.9 kg
Lebenserwartung: 20-30 Jahre
Top Speed: 65 km/h
Gelegegröße: 1-2
Brutzeit: 33-36 Tage
Zugstrecke: 1000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These large birds are omnivores, eating wetland plants, seeds, insects, and small aquatic animals.

Hauptnahrung

tubers
rhizomes
grass seeds
aquatic insects
snails
frogs

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Martial Eagles sometimes prey on their eggs and young chicks.

eaten by

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

African Wild Dogs can sometimes eat eggs or unattended chicks.

eats

African Water Lily

Nymphaea nouchali

They eat rhizomes and tubers from wetland plants like this.

depends on

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

They rely on papyrus swamps for nesting and foraging grounds.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

Gefiedert beschreibt Tiere, hauptsächlich Vögel, die ein Federkleid besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.