Cranes

Sarus Crane

Antigone antigone

The Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone) is a 5.9 kg wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Cranes

Order

Gruiformes

Weight

5.9 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in India, Australia, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar, United States.

Where to see it: Ang Trapeang Thmor (Cambodia); Bharatpur · Keoladeo Ghana NP (India); Sultanpur National Park (India); Tmatboey (Cambodia); Okhla Bird Sanctuary (India).

Photo: (c) Sagnik Dutta Roy, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist