Sarus crane  (Grus antigone)

Authentication

Authenticated (31/03/05) by Gopi Sundar, Research Associate (India), International Crane Foundation.
http://www.savingcranes.org

Glossary

Monogamous: Mating with a single partner.
Omnivore: An organism that feeds on both plants and animals.
Subspecies: A different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2005)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (April, 2003)
    http://www.birdlife.org
  3. CITES (April, 2003)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. CMS (April, 2003)
    http://www.cms.int
  5. International Crane Foundation (April, 2003)
    http://www.savingcranes.org/
  6. Sundar, K.S.G. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  7. Red Data Book, Threatened Birds of Asia (April, 2003)
    http://www.rdb.or.id/index.html
  8. Sundar, K.S.G. (2006) Conservation of the Sarus Crane Grus Antigone in Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 103: 182 - 190.
  9. Meine, C. and Archibald, G. (1996) The Cranes: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Crane Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland. Available at:
    http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/resource/distr/birds/cranes/cranes.htm#contents
  10. Ramsar Convention (April, 2003)
    http://www.ramsar.org/
  11. Sundar, K.S.G. and Choudhury, B.C. (2003) The Indian Sarus Crane Grus a. antigone: A literature review. Journal of the Ecological Society, 16: 16 - 41.