Sarus Crane

• GeneralThe tallest flying bird in the world, at 1.8 m.
• It is the tallest flying bird on the planet: a male standing upright can be over 1.8 metres, taller than many people.
• In India it is a symbol of marital fidelity and its presence in the rice fields is tolerated and even protected on cultural grounds, which has allowed the species to survive in one of the most densely populated farming landscapes in the world.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Wetlands, rice fields, canals and floodplains of the Indian subcontinent, Indochina and Australia

Sexual maturity

4 years

Gestation / incubation

31 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

2 eggs

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Antigone antigone

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.