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Wattled crane
Conservation status
Wattled crane
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Gruidae
Genus: Grus
Species:
G. carunculata
Binomial name
Grus carunculata
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Ardea carunculata Gmelin, 1789
  • Bugeranus carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789)

The wattled crane (Grus carunculata) is a large, threatened species of crane found in wetlands and grasslands of eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to South Africa. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Bugeranus.[1]

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