Sarus Crane

Antigone antigone (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gruidae — Cranes

Sarus Crane, Antigone antigone, is a crane of the Oriental Region and Australasia, breeding in northern India, south-east Asia and northern Australia. It is the tallest flying bird and is found in open wetlands, seasonally flooded Dipterocarpus forest, and Eucalyptus woodlands and grasslands. It is readily recognised by its grey body and the red on the head and upper neck. It uses marshes and shallow wetlands for feeding, and its breeding takes place in the wet season, when the pair builds a large reed-and-grass nest above the water.

Order
Gruiformes
Family
Gruidae — Cranes
Breeding range
Oriental Region, Australasia: n India, se Asia and n Australia
Sarus Crane
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Tours where you can spot this bird

14 tours in India 10, Cambodia 3, Nepal 1

Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
India / New Delhi Group tour 17 days

A 17-day northern India expedition combining wetland and Himalayan birding with Ranthambhore and Corbett wildlife safaris, the Chambal River...

From USD 9,565 Next: Jan 21, 2027
North India Fixed Departure Birding Tour
North India Fixed Departure Birding Tour
India / Delhi Group tour 15 days

Delhi – Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary - Ranthambore - Bharatpur - Chambal - Agra - Delhi- Corbett- Pangot- Sattal - Delhi...

Next: Dec 1, 2026
West India Winter Birding Tour
West India Winter Birding Tour
India / New Delhi Private tour 14 days

A fourteen-day winter circuit from Chambal and Bharatpur through Rajasthan and Gujarat to western Maharashtra, combining wetlands, desert an...

4-5 Hour Sarus Crane Wetland Birding Jeep Safari
4-5 Hour Sarus Crane Wetland Birding Jeep Safari
India / Agra Private tour

A four-to-five-hour guided wetland safari from Mela Kothi, focused on Sarus Cranes and the birdlife of fields and shallow seasonal wetlands....

16-Day North India Birding: Wetlands, Corbett and Himalayan Foothills
16-Day North India Birding: Wetlands, Corbett and Himalayan Foothills
India / Delhi Private tour 16 days

A customizable 16-day North India birding circuit through Ranthambore, Bharatpur, Corbett, Kotabagh and Nainital, from wetlands to Himalayan...

Private Siem Reap Birding Day with Chea Seab
Private Siem Reap Birding Day with Chea Seab
Cambodia / Siem Reap Private tour 1 day

A flexible private birding day from Siem Reap with Cambodian conservationist and local bird guide Chea Seab, tailored to season and target i...

Half Day Birding in ATT
Half Day Birding in ATT
Cambodia / Siem Reap Private tour 5h

A focused half-day at Ang Trapaeng Thmor for Sarus Crane and wetland birds around the reserve's reservoir, fields and sedge habitat....

From USD 285
ATT Sarus Crane Adventure
ATT Sarus Crane Adventure
Cambodia / Siem Reap Private tour 11.5h

A full-day visit to Ang Trapaeng Thmor for Sarus Cranes, storks, raptors and other waterbirds across a reservoir, rice fields and seasonal w...

From USD 290
Custom Nepal Birdwatching and Wildlife Photography Tour
Custom Nepal Birdwatching and Wildlife Photography Tour
Nepal / Shuklaphanta National Park Private tour

A private Nepal birdwatching and wildlife-photography journey with Vikram Tiwari, tailored from the Terai grasslands and wetlands to Himalay...

Little Rann of Kutch Short Birding Tours
Little Rann of Kutch Short Birding Tours
India / Bhuj Private tour 5 days

A five-day loop from Ahmedabad spends three full days among the wetlands, salt flats and scrub of Gujarat’s Little Rann of Kutch....

Great Rann Of Kutch Short Birding Tours
Great Rann Of Kutch Short Birding Tours
India / Bhuj Private tour 5 days

Spend five days exploring the Great Rann of Kutch from Ahmedabad, with three full birding days across Gujarat’s salt-desert margins, Banni...

Rajasthan Birding Tour
Rajasthan Birding Tour
India / Jaipur Private tour 15 days

Delhi – Udaipur – Mount Abu - Jodhpur – Jaisalmer - Desert National Park - Phalodi – Khichan – Tal Chhapar - Sambhar Wildlife Sanc...

North India Birding Tour
North India Birding Tour
India / Delhi Private tour 15 days

Delhi – Ranthambore National Park - Bharatpur - Keoladeo National Park - Dholpur - Agra - Corbett National Park - Kumeria - Pangot - Sat T...

Bharatpur Chambal Short Birding Tours
Bharatpur Chambal Short Birding Tours
India / Bharatpur Private tour 5 days

Five days from Delhi pair boat birding on the Chambal River near Dholpur with wetland and grassland birding at Keoladeo National Park....