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The sarus crane (Antigone antigone) 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 (5 ft 11 in), they are a conspicuous species of open wetlands in South Asia, seasonally flooded Dipterocarpus forests in ...
The Sarus crane (Antigone antigone) is the world's tallest extant flying bird, standing at a height of up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in). This crane, when standing, is as tall as a man. In India, these birds are considered symbols of marital fidelity, believed to mate for life and pine the loss of their mates, even to the point of starving to death.
Sarus Crane. SPECIES: Grus antigone – Indian, Grus sharpii – Eastern, Grus gilli – Australian. HEIGHT: ~ 176 cm, 5.8 – 6 ft. WEIGHT: ~ 6.35 kg, 14 lbs. POPULATION: ~ 15,000 – 20,000. TREND: South Asia and Australian populations uncertain; China-Myanmar population stable; Lower Mekong Basin population decreasing.
The Sarus Crane is the tallest flying bird, with a striking grey body, long pink legs, and a bare red head and upper neck. Its wings have black flight feathers, contrasting with the lighter grey body plumage.
Tall pale gray crane with pink legs and red bare skin on head extending down the neck. Juvenile facial coloring less prominent. Typically wades in shallow wetlands or in cropped agricultural areas.
The Sarus Crane is the tallest flying bird in the world averaging 156cm in length, with a wingspan of up to 240cm and an average weight of 6.35kg, although females are smaller than males.
The sarus crane (Antigone antigone) is a large crane that lives in the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia and Australia. It does not migrate. It is the tallest bird in the world that can fly. It can grow to 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall. [2] [3] Its wing can reach 2.4 metres (8 ft) from tip to tip. It can weigh 8.4 kg (18.5 lb). [4] [5] It lives in open ...
