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The Sarus crane, scientifically named *Antigone antigone*, is a species of bird within the family Gruidae and order Gruiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The taxon is named after Antigone of Troy and has the accepted status in biological classification.
This large crane averages 1.5 meters in length. It inhabits freshwater marshes and plains. Its range includes Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Southeast Asia, and Queensland in Australia. The species is also referred to by the names Grulla sarus and Saruskranich.
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGruiformes
- FamilyGruidae
赤頸鶴（Grus antigone）是全年生活在巴基斯坦及印度北部、尼泊爾、東南亞及澳洲昆士蘭的鳥類。牠們是非常大的鶴，平均長1.5米，生活在淡水沼澤及平原。
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
The sarus crane is easily distinguished from other cranes in the region by its overall grey colour and the contrasting red head and upper neck. They forage on marshes and shallow wetlands for roots, tubers, insects, crustaceans, and small vertebrate prey. Like other cranes, they form long-lasting pair bonds and maintain territories within which they perform territorial and courtship displays that include loud trumpeting, leaps, and dance-like movements. In India, they are considered symbols of marital fidelity, believed to mate for life and pine the loss of their mates, even to the point of starving to death.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarus crane” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.