Wattled crane
Grus carunculata (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Status not recordedbirds
The wattled crane (Grus carunculata) is a species in the family Gruidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.16 kg to 8.97 kg.
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Quick facts about the wattled crane
- Weight
- 8.16 kg – 8.97 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 36 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 5.5 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the wattled crane live?
Not recorded
Is the wattled crane endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the wattled crane classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyGruidae
- genusGrus
- SpeciesGrus carunculata (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Ardea carunculata, Bugeranus carunculatus, Bugeranus carunculatus carunculatus, Burgeranus carunculatus, Grus carunculatus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- LelkraanvoëlAfrikaans
- Менгушав жеравBulgarian
- Garan greskennekBreton
- grua carunculadaCatalan
- jeřáb bradavičnatýCzech
- VortetraneDanish
- KlunkerkranichGerman
- karunkla gruoEsperanto
- Grulla carunculadaSpanish
- lottkurgEstonian
- helttakurkiFinnish
- Grue caronculéeFrench
- bradušasti ždralCroatian
- golyvás daruHungarian
- Gru caruncolataItalian
- ホオカザリヅルJapanese
- 볼장식두루미Korean
- Kutuotoji gervėLithuanian
- auskaruotoji gervėLithuanian
- LelkraanvogelDutch
- żuraw koralowyPolish
- grou-carunculadoPortuguese
- Серёжчатый журавльRussian
- žeriav príveskovýSlovak
- Resasti ždralSerbian
- vårttranaSwedish
- İbikli TurnaTurkish
- журавель білошиїйUkrainian
- 垂鹤属Chinese
- 肉垂鶴Chinese
- 肉垂鹤Chinese
Relatives of the wattled crane
Other species in the same genus Grus.
Common crane
Grus grus
Red-crowned crane
Grus japonensis
Black-necked crane
Grus nigricollis
Whooping crane
Grus americana
Hooded crane
Grus monacha
CompareWattled crane vs Common craneWattled crane vs Red-crowned craneWattled crane vs Black-necked craneWattled crane vs Whooping crane
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the wattled crane?
An adult wattled crane weighs 8.16 kg – 8.97 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the wattled crane?
The wattled crane (Grus carunculata) belongs to the family Gruidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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