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*''G. a. antigone'' - N India to Nepal and (formerly?) Bangladesh | *''G. a. antigone'' - N India to Nepal and (formerly?) Bangladesh | ||
*''G. a. sharpii'' - Cambodia and s Laos; winters in Vietnam | *''G. a. sharpii'' - Cambodia and s Laos; winters in Vietnam | ||
| − | *''G. a. | + | *''G. a. gillae'' - Spottily distributed coastal n Australia (mainly Queensland) |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Freshwater marshes and plains. | Freshwater marshes and plains. | ||
Revision as of 19:15, 17 August 2014
- Grus antigone
Identification
156cm. Grey, bare red head, white crown and a long dark pointed bill, black wing tips, long red or pink legs. The sexes are similar, but young birds are duller and browner. The male is larger than the female.
Distribution
Northern Pakistan and India, Nepal, Southeast Asia and Queensland, Australia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
- G. a. antigone - N India to Nepal and (formerly?) Bangladesh
- G. a. sharpii - Cambodia and s Laos; winters in Vietnam
- G. a. gillae - Spottily distributed coastal n Australia (mainly Queensland)
Habitat
Freshwater marshes and plains.
Behaviour
They forage in shallow water or in fields, probing with their bills. The diet includes insects, aquatic plants and animals, crustaceans, seeds and berries, small vertebrates, and invertebrates.
It nests on the ground, laying 2-3 eggs. Both parents take turns sitting on the nest. They tend to mate for life
