Wattled Crane

• It raises a single chick although it lays two eggs: the second works as insurance and the weaker chick rarely survives, which gives the species one of the lowest breeding rates of any crane.
• Its breeding calendar depends on the annual flood pulse: when a dam regulates the river and removes that seasonality, the species stops breeding even though the wetland still exists.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Floodplains, papyrus marshes and seasonal wetlands of sub-Saharan Africa

Sexual maturity

4 years

Gestation / incubation

36 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

2 eggs

Sources consulted: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | https://animaldiversity.org/ | https://es.wikipedia.org/

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.