Sarus Crane

Overview

Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone) is a species of Cranes (Gruidae) in the order Cranes and Allies.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Antigone; binomial: Antigone antigone; authority: (Linnaeus, 1758).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Oriental Region and Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

The status of the extinct Philippine population A. a. luzonica Hachisuka, 1941 is unsettled. Usually treated as synonymous with A. a. sharpii, but recent genetic analyses suggest that it may be subspecifically distinct (Nevard et al. 2020).