Cranes

Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

The Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) is an 8.2 kg wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Cranes

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

8.2 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

11

Recorded in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, United States, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania.

Where to see it: Bwabwata NP · Mahango riverside loop (Namibia); Nyika National Park (Malawi); Drotsky's Cabins (Botswana); Okavango Delta · Xaro Lodge (Botswana); Chobe NP (Savuti region) (Botswana).

Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist