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Sarus Crane
Antigone antigone(Linnaeus, 1758)
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At a glance
The Sarus Crane is a very large bird, about 145 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 145 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Sarus Crane look like?
The Sarus Crane is a very large bird, about 145 cm long and weighing 5200–12200 g.
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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Sarus Crane?
The Sarus Crane is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Sarus Crane eat?
The Sarus Crane feeds on seeds, foliage/herbs, corms/tubers, terrestrial invertebrates, terrestrial vertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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