Name:Grus antigone
Alias:Grus antigone,Sarus Crane
Outline:Wader
Family:Gruiformes Grus
length:140-152cm
Weight:About 12kg
Life:About 30-40 years
IUCN:LC
Sarus Crane is a large wading bird with three subspecies.
Sarus Crane often moves alone or in pairs or family groups. In autumn and winter, it sometimes gathers in large groups of dozens or even hundreds of individuals. It is timid and alert. They mainly feed on fish, frogs, shrimps, lizards, grains and aquatic plants. They often forage in pairs or family groups near water and in the fields, especially in the early morning and evening.
The call of the red-necked crane: a loud and persistent trumpet sound, usually in pairs day and night on the ground or in flight. When calling, the neck is straight and the beak is facing the sky.
The breeding season of the red-necked crane is from May to August. They nest in open plains and swamps with sparse trees or shrubs. The nest is made of dead branches and grass. Each nest lays 2 eggs, and occasionally 1 egg. The eggs are milky white with brown spots.
Since 1960, the swamp wetlands suitable for the nesting of the Sarus crane have been reclaimed as farmland, and the tropical rainforest and monsoon forest in the low mountain area near the Tianba area have been cut down to plant economic trees and crops such as rubber, causing the crane to lose its habitat. Indiscriminate hunting has caused the number of Sarus cranes to decline and they are on the verge of extinction.
Listed in the 2012 Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver 3.1 - Vulnerable (VU).
Listed as a Class II protected animal under the CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
Listed in China's national key protection level: Level 1
Listed in China's Red Book of Endangered Animals: Rare
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