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The Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus ), also known as the Stanley Crane and the Paradise Crane, is the national bird of South Africa.

The Blue Crane is a tall, ground-dwelling bird, but is fairly small by the standards of the crane family.

Of the 15 species of crane, the Blue Crane has the most restricted distribution of all.

The Blue Crane is migratory, primarily altitudinal, but details are little known.

The Blue Crane is partially social, less so during the breeding season.

In the last two decades, the Blue Crane has largely disappeared from the Eastern Cape, Lesotho, and Swaziland.

The primary causes of the sudden decline of the Blue Crane are human population growth, the conversion of grasslands into commercial tree plantations, and poisoning: deliberate ( to protect crops ) or accidental ( baits intended for other species, and as a side-effect of crop dusting ).

The South African government has stepped up legal protection for the Blue Crane.

The Blue Crane is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds ( AEWA ) applies.

* Species text for Blue Crane in The Atlas of Southern African Birds

* International Crane Foundation's Blue Crane page

* Blue Crane videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection

* Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradises ) from Cranes of the World by Paul Johnsgard

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They have also actively participated in joint military operations such Blue Hungwe in Zimbabwe in 1997 and Blue Crane in South Africa in 1999.

Although recognized primarily for The Red Badge of Courage, which has become an American classic, Crane is also known for short stories such as " The Open Boat ", " The Blue Hotel ", " The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky ", and The Monster.

* South Africa – Springbok Antelope, Elephant ( mammals ), Blue Crane ( bird )

Jean Fardulli's Blue Angel is the first top local club to import that crazy new dance, the Twist.

`` Blue Skies, Brown Studies '' is illustrated with numerous excellent photographs.

* 1959 – Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the much acclaimed and highly influential best selling jazz recording of all time, is released.

Today Ahmed I is remembered mainly for the construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque ( also known as the Blue Mosque ), one of the masterpieces of Islamic architecture.

However, Hume admits that there is one objection to his account: the problem of " The Missing Shade of Blue ".

Callinectes sapidus | Blue crab was used on the eastern and southern coast of what is now the U. S. mainland.

One of the most famous and popular North American folklore heroes, he is usually described as a giant as well as a lumberjack of unusual skill, and is often accompanied in stories by his animal companion, Babe the Blue Ox.

The first occurrence of the phrase blue law so far found is in the New-York Mercury of March 3, 1755, where the writer imagines a future newspaper praising the revival of " our Connecticut's old Blue Laws ".

Belgian Blue is a breed of beef cattle from Belgium.

The Belgian Blue is named after their typically blue-grey mottled hair colour, however its colour can vary from white to black.

Since the Belgian Blue ’ s bone structure is the same as a normal cow, however holding a greater amount of muscle, causes them to have a greater meat to bone ratio.

The extension beyond Lechmere is in progress and the Red and Blue subway line connection is being designed ; the status of the Arborway Line is unclear.

* Blue biotechnology is a term that has been used to describe the marine and aquatic applications of biotechnology, but its use is relatively rare.

Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States.

The success of the pairing prompted both acts to record repeatedly through 1950, producing such rhythmically comical fare as " The Woody Woodpecker Song " ( based on the frisky bird from the Walter Lantz cartoons, and another Billboard hit for the quartet ), " Put ' em in a Box, Tie ' em with a Ribbon ( And Throw ' em in the Deep Blue Sea )," " The Big Brass Band from Brazil ," " It's a Quiet Town ( In Crossbone County )," " Amelia Cordelia McHugh ( Mc Who?

* Bahamas – West Indian Flamingo ( national bird ), Blue Marlin ( national fish )

* Malta – Blue Rock Thrush ( bird ), Pharaoh Hound

* Blue Crow, a mythical Brazilian bird

California quail frequent the riparian areas, while black tailed deer kite, duck, swan, goose, towhee, waxwing, Great Blue Heron, many egret, ibis and hawk, gull, tern, species, robin, thrush and sparrow bird species are found locally.

An indoor exhibit that displays the majority of Cincinnati Zoo's bird species, including Blue and Yellow Macaws, Victoria Crowned Pigeons, Rhinoceros Hornbills, Kookaburra, Golden Conure, Horned Puffins, Scarlet Ibis, Blue-breasted Kingfishers, Rockhopper Penguins, King Penguins and several others.

Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior officers who attend National Blue Beret are found on base July 18-August 2, and work many aspects of the airshow ; including, but not limited to: flight line marshalling, war bird security, and Emergency Services.

The Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias ) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.

Taiwan Blue Magpie defeated Mikado Pheasant and was chosen as Taiwan's national bird, though it has yet to be formally accepted.

The Blue Jay ( Cyanocitta cristata ) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to North America.

A Merlin ( bird ) | Merlin chasing a Blue Jay

The Blue Jay can be beneficial to other bird species, as it may chase predatory birds, such as hawks and owls, and will scream if it sees a predator within its territory.

The Blue Jay is the provincial bird of Prince Edward Island.

The Red-billed Blue Magpie, Urocissa erythrorhyncha is a species of bird in the crow family Corvidae.

This bird is slightly smaller than a Blue Jay and has the typical compact body and long tail of this group.

It may also be possible to assess the quality of potential mates ; a study of Blue Petrels found a link between the rhythm and duration of calls and the body mass of the bird.

The Blue Chaffinch, Fringilla teydea, is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

The Blue Tit ( Cyanistes caeruleus or Parus caeruleus ) is a small passerine bird in the tit family Paridae.

A typical Blue Tit has an azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye, and encircling the white cheeks to the chin, giving the bird a very distinctive appearance.

In the swamps ( which have since been filled in ) were " The Nankeen bird with one long white feather behind the ear, The rail, The bittern, The snipe and jack snipe, Several ducks-wood duck, black duck, Teal, Spoonbill, Black swan Geese, Cranes, Blue and white coots, Water hens, Kingfishers here and there and swamp or ground parrot with the barred tail feathers.

The Blue Jay is a species of bird that is native to North America.