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SARUS
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Gruidae
Genus: Grus
Species: antigone
Local
name:
Sarus crane
Distribution:
Found in Pakistan, India,
Bangladesh and Burma. In
Nepal, mostly found in
Lumbini and Western Terai
regions. The species has
been extinct from Malaysia,
Thailand and the
Philippines.
Description:
It is a very large crane,
averaging 156 cm (5ft) in
length, which is found in
freshwater marshes and
plains. Adults are grey with
a bare red head and white
crown and a long dark
pointed bill. In flight, the
long neck is kept straight
and the black wing tips can
be seen; their long red or
pink legs trail behind them.
The sexes do not differ in
color, but young birds are
duller and browner. On
average the male is larger
than the female; Indian
males can attain a maximum
height of approximately 200
cm (6.6 ft), with a wingspan
of 250 cm (8.5ft), making
them the world's
tallest living flying bird.
The average weight is 7.3
kg.
Conservation status:
Listed in the Department of
National Parks and Wildlife
Conservation Act (2029)
Appendix I, CITES Appendix 1
and IUCN Red Data Book as
lower risk/near threatened.
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