of tsetse flies, and illegal collection of eggs, chicks and adults for food are also significant threats to wattled cranes throughout their range. The wattled crane is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. It is listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. Notes References The Cranes: status survey and conservation action plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) from Cranes of the World, by Paul Johnsgard External links International crane Foundation's wattled crane page Wattled crane – Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Grus (genus) Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa Birds described in 1789 Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN