Wattled Crane

Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Hwange National Park
1 Verified records at Hwange National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Grey Crowned Crane
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Grey Crowned Crane

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Balearica regulorum

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Moorhen

Lesser Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula angulata

5–10% · With luck
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

5–10% · With luck
Black Crake

Black Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amaurornis flavirostra

5–10% · Rare
African Crake
LC

African Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crex egregia

<5% · Rare
Red-knobbed Coot
LC

Red-knobbed Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica cristata

Insufficient data
Baillon's Crake

Baillon's Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana pusilla

Insufficient data
Western Swamphen
LC

Western Swamphen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porphyrio porphyrio

Insufficient data
African Rail
LC

African Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rallus caerulescens

Insufficient data
Red-chested Flufftail
LC

Red-chested Flufftail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarothrura rufa

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Wattled Crane at Hwange National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
2 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
4 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
6 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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