Gruidae (Cranes) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Grus grus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

EN

Balearica regulorum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

VU

Anthropoides paradiseus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU

Grus antigone

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Grus canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

VU

Bugeranus carunculatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Grus rubicunda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Anthropoides virgo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU

Balearica pavonina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cranes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 532 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 9	~70%
	Common Crane			~70%
2	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~70%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~70%
3	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~50%
	Blue Crane			~50%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~50%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~50%
5	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~50%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~50%
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 9	~50%
	Common Crane			~50%
7	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 9	~40%
	Wattled Crane			~30%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~20%
8	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 9	~40%
	Sarus Crane			~40%
	Demoiselle Crane			<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
9	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~40%
	Sandhill Crane			~40%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~40%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~40%
11	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~40%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~40%
12	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 9	~40%
	Wattled Crane			~40%
13	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~30%
	Sandhill Crane			~30%
14	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~30%
	Sandhill Crane			~30%
15	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 9	~30%
	Common Crane			~30%
16	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~30%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~30%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 9	~30%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~30%
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~30%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~30%
19	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~30%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~30%
20	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~30%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~30%
21	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~30%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~30%
22	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~30%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~30%
23	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 9	~30%
	Brolga			~30%
24	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~20%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~20%
25	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Sandhill Crane			~20%
26	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 9	~20%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~20%
27	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 9	~20%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~20%
28	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Sandhill Crane			~20%
29	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 9	~20%
	Wattled Crane			~20%
30	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~20%
	Sandhill Crane			~20%
31	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 9	~20%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~20%
32	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 9	~20%
	Common Crane			~20%
33	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	~20%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~20%
34	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~20%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~20%
35	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~20%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~20%
36	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~20%
	Common Crane			~20%
37	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 9	~10%
	Common Crane			~10%
38	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Sandhill Crane			~10%
39	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~10%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~10%
40	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 9	~10%
	Demoiselle Crane			~10%
41	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Sandhill Crane			~10%
42	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 9	~10%
	Common Crane			~10%
43	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 9	~10%
	Blue Crane			~10%
	Wattled Crane			<5%
44	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 9	~10%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~10%
45	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue Crane			~10%
46	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~10%
	Common Crane			~10%
47	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~10%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~10%
48	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~10%
	Common Crane			~10%
49	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	~10%
	Blue Crane			~10%
50	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~10%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~10%
51	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Sandhill Crane			~10%
52	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 9	~10%
	Black Crowned Crane			~10%
53	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Sandhill Crane			~10%
54	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
55	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 9	<5%
	Grey Crowned Crane			<5%
56	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue Crane			<5%
57	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
58	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
59	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
60	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
61	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 9	<5%
	Wattled Crane			<5%
62	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	<5%
	Grey Crowned Crane			<5%
63	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Blue Crane			<5%
64	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
65	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
66	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
67	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
68	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
69	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
70	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
71	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~40%
	Sandhill Crane			~40%
2	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 9	~30%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~30%
3	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 9	~10%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~10%
4	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 9	~10%
	Common Crane			~10%
5	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~10%
	Common Crane			~10%
6	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 9	~10%
	Grey Crowned Crane			~10%
7	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Sandhill Crane			~10%
8	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 9	~10%
	Grey Crowned Crane			<5%
	Blue Crane			<5%
9	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 9	~10%
	Common Crane			~10%
10	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~10%
	Sarus Crane			~10%
11	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 9	~10%
	Common Crane			~10%
12	Beirut	🇱🇧 Lebanon	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
13	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Demoiselle Crane			<5%
14	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
15	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
16	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
17	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
18	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
19	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
20	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
21	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Sarus Crane			<5%
22	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Sarus Crane			<5%
23	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
24	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
25	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
26	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
27	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Sarus Crane			<5%
28	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
29	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
30	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 9	<5%
	Grey Crowned Crane			<5%
31	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
32	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
33	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
34	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
35	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
36	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
37	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
38	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
39	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	<5%
	Sarus Crane			<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
40	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
41	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
42	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Sarus Crane			<5%
43	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
44	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
45	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
46	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
47	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
48	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	<5%
	Common Crane			<5%
49	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
50	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
51	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
52	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%
53	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Sandhill Crane			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
7	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
8	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
11	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
13	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
14	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
15	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Dresden Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
18	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
19	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
20	Islamabad Zoo	🇵🇰 Pakistan	In captivity
21	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
22	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
23	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
25	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
26	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
27	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
28	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
29	Parc Phœnix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
30	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
31	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
32	Zoologic park de Lille	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
33	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
34	Zoo Hluboka	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
35	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
36	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
38	Rostov Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
39	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
40	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
41	Museum–aquarium of Nancy	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
42	Heinola bird sanctuary	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
43	Zoo d'Amiens	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
44	Karagandy Zoo	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	In captivity
45	Silver Springs	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Sharjah Safari Park Office	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
47	Harewood House	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
48	Vinpearl Safari	🇻🇳 Vietnam	In captivity
49	Wildlife Prairie Park East Side	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
50	Etawah Safari Park	🇮🇳 India	In captivity

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Cranes

Species in this group

Common Crane

Grey Crowned Crane

Blue Crane

Sarus Crane

Sandhill Crane

Wattled Crane

Brolga

Demoiselle Crane

Black Crowned Crane

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Cranes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found