Sarus crane: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the sarus crane lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Antigone antigone
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Gruiformes
Family	Gruidae

Where does the sarus crane live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sarus crane in 6 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the sarus crane?

The sarus crane (Antigone antigone) is a bird in the order Gruiformes and the family Gruidae, genus Antigone. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sarus crane

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 Southeast Asia, and Eucalyptus-dominated woodlands and grasslands in Australia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sarus crane (revision 1380977095), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28114126 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).