Cranes
Order: Gruiformes. Family: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. There are 15 living species of cranes worldwide and three Southern Africa.
- Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
- Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus
- Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds
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