Feb 10, 2020
SAURUS CRANE Antigone antigone ©Laura Quick The Sarus Crane is the largest nonmigratory crane found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), they are a conspicuous species of open wetlands in south Asia, seasonally flooded Dipterocarp forests in Southeast Asia, and Eucalyptus-dominated woodlands and grasslands in Australia. They forage on marshes and shallow wetlands for roots, tubers, insects, crustaceans, and small vertebrate prey.
Sarus cranes are monogamous birds and pairs mate for life, however, "divorce" cases and mate replacement take place.
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