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Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)

Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)
Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)

About Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
  • Family: Cranes

The sarus crane is a large nonmigratory crane found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height of up to 1.8 m, they are a conspicuous species of open wetlands in South Asia, seasonally flooded Dipterocarpus forests in Southeast Asia, and Eucalyptus-dominated woodlands and grasslands in Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2006-01-10

    Kheoladeo National Park, India
  • 2006-01-18

    Nainital, India
    On the way to town on the bus.
  • 2012-11-11

    Lakefield National Park, Australia
    Image from 2012-11-11
  • 2013-02-01

    Ang Trapeang Thmor, Cambodia