Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Gruiformes > Gruidae > Bugeranus > Bugeranus carunculatusBugeranus carunculatus (wattled crane)Synonyms: Ardea carunculata (homotypic); Bugeranus carunculatus carunculatus; Burgeranus carunculatus; Grus carunculatus The wattled crane (Grus carunculata) is a large bird found in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. It is often placed in the monotypic genus Bugeranus, though some authorities place it with other crane species in the genus Grus. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 7.90443 EDGE Score: 3.57284 |
| Birth Weight [1] | 240 grams |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Herbivore | | Diet - Ectothermic [2] | 10 % | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 20 % | | Diet - Plants [2] | 60 % | | Diet - Vertibrates [2] | 10 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 50 % | | Forages - Water Surface [2] | 50 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 2 | | Incubation [3] | 34 days | | Wing Span [3] | 8.036 feet (2.45 m) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Angolan Miombo woodlands |
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Angolan Mopane woodlands |
Angola, Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests |
South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Ethiopian montane forests |
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands |
Ethiopia, Eritrea |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Miombo woodlands |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Western Zambezian grasslands |
Angola, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian and Mopane woodlands |
South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands |
Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests |
Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Zambezian flooded grasslands |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Abijatta: Shalla Lakes National Park |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Akaki: Aba-Samuel wetlands |
Ethiopia |
A1, A4i, A4iii |
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Bahir Dar: Lake Tana |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3, A4iii |
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Bale Mountains National Park |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Bangweulu swamps |
Zambia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Barotse flood-plain |
Zambia |
A1, A4i |
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Berga floodplain |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Boyo wetland |
Ethiopia |
A1, A4iii |
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Chrissie Pans |
South Africa |
A1, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Cuelei |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Dilu Meda (Tefki) |
Ethiopia |
A1 |
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Driefontein grasslands |
Zimbabwe |
A1 |
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Eastern Caprivi wetlands |
Namibia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Finchaa and Chomen swamps |
Ethiopia |
A1, A3 |
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Fogera plains |
Ethiopia |
A1 |
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Franklin vlei |
South Africa |
A1, A4i |
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Grassland Biosphere Reserve (proposed) |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Hlatikulu Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1 |
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Kafue flats |
Zambia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Kafue National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Kalungwishi |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Karkloof Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kasanka National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Kasungu National Park |
Malawi |
A1, A3 |
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Koffe swamp |
Ethiopia |
A1 |
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Kundelungu National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A3 |
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KwaZulu-Natal mistbelt grasslands |
South Africa |
A1, A4i |
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Linyanti swamp/Chobe river |
Botswana |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Liuwa Plain National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Luando Strict Nature Reserve |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Lufira valley |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Lukanga swamp |
Zambia |
A1, A4iii |
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Lusenga Plain NP |
Zambia |
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Machile |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3, A4ii |
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Mahango Game Reserve and Kavango river |
Namibia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Makgadikgadi Pans |
Botswana |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Minyanya Plain |
Zambia |
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Mombolo (Missão da Namba) |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Moyowosi: Kigosi Game Reserves |
Tanzania |
A1, A4i |
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Mupa National Park |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Natal Drakensberg Park |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Nyanga mountains |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nyika National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Okavango Delta |
Botswana |
A1, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii |
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Simungoma |
Zambia |
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Stapleford Forest |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Steenkampsberg |
South Africa |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Sumbu National Park and Tondwa GMA |
Zambia |
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Tsumkwe pan system |
Namibia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Ugalla River Game Reserve |
Tanzania |
A1, A4i |
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Umgeni Vlei Nature Reserve |
South Africa |
A1 |
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Umvoti vlei |
South Africa |
A1 |
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Upemba National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Usangu flats |
Tanzania |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Wabai Hill (Debshan Ranch) |
Zimbabwe |
A1, A4ii |
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West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Zambezi River Delta |
Mozambique |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa |
Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania |
No |
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Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
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Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland |
No |
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 Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 5Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics. Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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