Sarus Crane

Antigone antigone - Grue antigone

Grue antigone
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Gruidés

  • Genus
    :

    Antigone

  • Species
    :

    antigone

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 176 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 220 à 280 cm.
  • Weight
    : 6800 à 8400 g
Longevity

26 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Grue antigone
adult
Grue antigone
adult

Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone) is a species of bird in the Gruidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Antigone antigone antigone (n India, Nepal, Bangladesh)
  • Antigone antigone sharpii (Cambodia, s Laos)
  • Antigone antigone gillae (ne Australia)

Foreign names

  • Grue antigone,
  • Grulla sarus,
  • grou-sarus,
  • Saruskranich,
  • Antigoné-daru,
  • Saruskraanvogel,
  • Gru antigone,
  • sarustrana,
  • Sarustrane,
  • žeriav sarus,
  • jeřáb Antigonin,
  • Sarustrane,
  • saruskurki,
  • grua sarus,
  • żuraw indyjski,
  • Индийский журавль,
  • オオヅル,
  • 赤颈鹤,
  • นกกระเรียนพันธุ์ไทย,
  • 赤頸鶴,

Voice song and call

Grue antigone

Habitat

Grue antigone
adult

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

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