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| Grus carunculatus |
(Gmelin, 1789) |
Bugeranus carunculatus |
Family: Gruidae |
Order: Gruiformes |
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Wattled crane |
Grue caronculée |
Grulla carunculada |
Klunkerkranich |
Non-migratory, but irregularly nomadic in response to water availability. Movements poorly studied. birds in
permanent wetlands generally less mobile than those inhabiting seasonal riparian and upland wetlands.
(del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after UNEP-WCMC (2000),
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| Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |