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title: "Klunkerkranich"
description: "Grus carunculatus — Vögel. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/wattled-crane
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Klunkerkranich

> Grus carunculatus — Vögel. 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.

- Scientific name: *Grus carunculatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Wiese & Feld), `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 889
- iNaturalist taxon: [57](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/57)

## Names

- en: Wattled Crane
- de: Klunkerkranich
- es: Grulla Carunculada
- fr: Grue caronculée

## Countries with the most observations

BW (331), ZA (153), NA (102), ZM (91), ET (37), ZW (8), CD (5), MZ (4), MW (3), TZ (3)

## Summary

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. Some authorities consider it the sole member of the genus Bugeranus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattled_crane

## Photo

![Klunkerkranich](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wattled-crane/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183755799

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wattled-crane?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).