Hiroya Minakuchi / Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) flock flying, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Francois Savigny / Wattled crane pair in marsh, Moremi, Okavango, Botswana

Mathias Putze/ BIA / Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus), native to Africa

Bruno D'Amicis / Wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus), adult birds at nest. Jimba marshlands, Bahir Dar, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) captive, occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Christophe Courteau / Wattled cranes flying at sunrise (Grus / Bugeranus carunculatus) Okavango Delta, Botswana

Christophe Courteau / Wattled cranes preening {Bugeranus carunculatus}. Okavango Delta, Botswana

Edwin Giesbers / Wattled crane (Burgeranus carunculatus) portrait, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Wattled crane (Burgeranus carunculatus) portrait, captive

Daniel Heuclin / Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) head profile. Captive. Endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.

Daniel Heuclin / Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) head profile. Captive. Endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.

Sergey Gorshkov / Silhouette of Wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) in early morning mist, Okavango delta, Botswana, April