Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Wattled Crane Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae Genus: Bugeranus Species: carunculatus Binomial name Bugeranus carunculatus The Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It is the largest and rarest of the crane species in Africa. It occurs in Eastern and Southern Africa. Wattled Crane are endangered because of their need for large, undisturbed wetland territories. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.