Wildlifeof Thailand
Sarus Crane
Gruidae
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Antigone antigone
Basic stats
Diet
Plants, invertebrates and small vertebrates
Habitat
Shallow wetlands and farmland
Range
South and Southeast Asia to Australia
The tallest flying bird has grey plumage and a red bare head and forms enduring pairs in open wetlands (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Critically Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Sarus Crane eat?
- Plants, invertebrates and small vertebrates
- What habitat does the Sarus Crane live in?
- Shallow wetlands and farmland
- Where is the Sarus Crane found?
- South and Southeast Asia to Australia