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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]:

A. a. antigone - Northern India to Nepal and (formerly?) Bangladesh
A. a. sharpii - Cambodia and southern Laos; winters in Vietnam
A. a. gillae - Spottily distributed coastal northern Australia (mainly Queensland)

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

Gallery

Click images to see larger version

References

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/
Avibase
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
AvianWeb

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sarus Crane. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sarus_Crane

External Links

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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]]
-[[Category:Grus]]
+;[[:Category:Antigone|Antigone]] antigone
-;[[:Category:Grus|Grus]] antigone
+''Grus antigone''
-[[Image:Sarus_Crane.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by radz<br />Photo taken: Bharatpur, India.]]
 ==Identification==
+[[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]]
+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<br />
+Sexes are similar<br />
+Young birds are duller and browner.
 ==Distribution==
+[[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br />
+'''Asia''': [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]] <br />
+'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Brunei]], [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]]<br />
+'''Australasia''': [[Australia]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]]
 ==Taxonomy==
+Also placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Grus|Grus]]''.
+====Subspecies====
+[[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>:
+*''A. a. antigone'' - Northern [[India]] to [[Nepal]] and (formerly?) [[Bangladesh]]
+*''A. a. sharpii'' - [[Cambodia]] and southern [[Laos]]; winters in [[Vietnam]]
+*''A. a. gillae'' - Spottily distributed coastal northern [[Australia]] (mainly [[Queensland]])
 ==Habitat==
+Freshwater marshes and plains, canals and village ponds.
 ==Behaviour==
+Male and female engage in repeated, elaborate courtship dance.<br />
+====Diet====
+Their diet includes wetland plants, seeds, rice grains ground nuts, also aquatic animals and crustaceans.
+====Breeding====
+[[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.
+====Vocalisation====
+{{ Audio|Sarus_Crane.mp3 }}
+Recording &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />
+[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], July-2016<br />
+Call
+==Gallery==
+Click images to see larger version
+<gallery>
+Image:sarus_crane_imm_alok_2.JPG|Immature<br />&copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Gurgaon Rural, [[India]], 19 March 2014
+</gallery>
+==References==
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase
+#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
+#AvianWeb
+{{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Grus+antigone}}
+{{GSearch|"Antigone antigone" {{!}} "Grus antigone" {{!}} "Sarus Crane"}}
-*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=31&bid=393 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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+{{VSearch|"Antigone antigone" {{!}} "Grus antigone" {{!}} "Sarus Crane"}}
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