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''Grus antigone'' | ''Grus antigone'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSCN7242.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Ssp. ''antigone'' <br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], June 2013]] | ||
176 cm (70 in); male is larger than the female | 176 cm (70 in); male is larger than the female | ||
*Grey plumage | *Grey plumage | ||
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Young birds are duller and browner. | Young birds are duller and browner. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[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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Also placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Grus|Grus]]''. | Also placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Grus|Grus]]''. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:sarus_crane_alok_1.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Few weeks old juvenile with parents<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], June-2017]] | ||
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''A. a. antigone'' - Northern [[India]] to [[Nepal]] and (formerly?) [[Bangladesh]] | *''A. a. antigone'' - Northern [[India]] to [[Nepal]] and (formerly?) [[Bangladesh]] | ||
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*''A. a. gillae'' - Spottily distributed coastal northern [[Australia]] (mainly [[Queensland]]) | *''A. a. gillae'' - Spottily distributed coastal northern [[Australia]] (mainly [[Queensland]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Freshwater marshes and plains, canals and village ponds. | Freshwater marshes and plains, canals and village ponds. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | [[Image:sarus_crane_imm_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Nazafgarh Wetlands, Gurgaon Haryana, [[India]], March-2014]] | ||
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==== | ||
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 /> | <flashmp3>Sarus_Crane.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media: Sarus_Crane.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ''[[Media: Sarus_Crane.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ||
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Call | Call | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) | ||
#AvianWeb | #AvianWeb | ||
Revision as of 23:14, 28 November 2017
- Antigone antigone
Grus antigone
Identification
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, June-2017
Photo by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, 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
Diet
Their diet includes wetland plants, seeds, rice grains ground nuts, also aquatic animals and crustaceans.
Breeding
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
<flashmp3>Sarus_Crane.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, India, July-2016
Call
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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sarus Crane. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sarus_Crane
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