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[[Image:Sarus_Crane.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|radz|radz}}<br />Bharatpur, [[India]], February 2005]]
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[[Image:sarus_crane_dance_alok_3.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Courtship dance<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], 4 July 2016]]
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''Grus antigone''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Image:Sarus_Crane_4_Alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. a. antigone''<br /> Pair nesting in [[Keoladeo National Park]]<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Bharatpur, [[India]], 7 April 2015]]
 
176 cm (70 in); male is larger than the female
 
176 cm (70 in); male is larger than the female
 
*Grey plumage
 
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Young birds are duller and browner.  
 
Young birds are duller and browner.  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:DSCN7242.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|aloktewari|aloktewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], June 2013]]
 
 
[[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br />
 
[[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br />
 
'''Asia''': [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]] <br />
 
'''Asia''': [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]] <br />
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'''Australasia''': [[Australia]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]]
 
'''Australasia''': [[Australia]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Also placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Grus|Grus]]''.
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
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[[Image:sarus_crane_alok_1.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Few weeks old juvenile with parents<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], 22 June 2017]]
 
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''G. a. antigone'' - Northern [[India]] to [[Nepal]] and (formerly?) [[Bangladesh]]
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*''A. a. antigone'' - Northern [[India]] to [[Nepal]] and (formerly?) [[Bangladesh]]
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*''G. a. sharpii'' - [[Cambodia]] and southern [[Laos]]; winters in [[Vietnam]]
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*''A. a. sharpii'' - [[Cambodia]] and southern [[Laos]]; winters in [[Vietnam]]
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*''G. a. gillae'' - Spottily distributed coastal northern [[Australia]] (mainly [[Queensland]])
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*''A. a. gillae'' - Spottily distributed coastal northern [[Australia]] (mainly [[Queensland]])
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Freshwater marshes and plains, canals and village ponds.
 
Freshwater marshes and plains, canals and village ponds.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Male and female engage in repeated, elaborate courtship dance.<br />
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
 
Their diet includes wetland plants, seeds, rice grains ground nuts, also aquatic animals and crustaceans.
 
Their diet includes wetland plants, seeds, rice grains ground nuts, also aquatic animals and crustaceans.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
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[[Image:DSCN7242.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''A. a. antigone'' <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], 28 June 2013]]
 
They nest on the ground; the clutch consists of 2-3 eggs which is incubated by both adults. They tend to mate for life.
 
They nest on the ground; the clutch consists of 2-3 eggs which is incubated by both adults. They tend to mate for life.
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
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<flashmp3>Sarus_Crane.mp3</flashmp3><br />
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{{ Audio|Sarus_Crane.mp3 }}
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''[[Media: Sarus_Crane.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br />
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Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
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Recording &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
 
[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July-2016<br />
 
[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July-2016<br />
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Call  
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Call
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==Gallery==
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Click images to see larger version
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<gallery>
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Image:sarus_crane_imm_alok_2.JPG|Immature<br />&copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon Rural, [[India]], 19 March 2014
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</gallery>
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
 
#AvianWeb
 
#AvianWeb
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Grus+antigone}}
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{{GSearch|"Antigone antigone" {{!}} "Grus antigone" {{!}} "Sarus Crane"}}
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{{VSearch|"Antigone antigone" {{!}} "Grus antigone" {{!}} "Sarus Crane"}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Grus]] [[Category:Videos]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Antigone]] [[Category:Bird Songs]][[Category:Videos]]

Latest revision as of 05:58, 7 July 2023

Courtship dance
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, 4 July 2016
Antigone antigone

Grus antigone

Identification

Subspecies A. a. antigone
Pair nesting in Keoladeo National Park
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Bharatpur, India, 7 April 2015

176 cm (70 in); male is larger than the female

  • Grey plumage
  • Bare red head
  • White crown
  • Long dark pointed bill
  • Black wing tips
  • Long red or pink legs

Sexes are similar
Young birds are duller and browner.

Distribution

Asia and Australasia
Asia: China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, Philippines, Borneo
Australasia: Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland

Taxonomy

Also placed in the genus Grus.

Subspecies

Few weeks old juvenile with parents
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, 22 June 2017

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

Habitat

Freshwater marshes and plains, canals and village ponds.

Behaviour

Male and female engage in repeated, elaborate courtship dance.

Diet

Their diet includes wetland plants, seeds, rice grains ground nuts, also aquatic animals and crustaceans.

Breeding

Subspecies A. a. antigone
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, 28 June 2013

They nest on the ground; the clutch consists of 2-3 eggs which is incubated by both adults. They tend to mate for life.

Vocalisation

Recording © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, July-2016
Call

Gallery

Click images to see larger version

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
  4. AvianWeb

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External Links


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