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	Sarus Crane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) is a resident breeding bird in northern India, Nepal, Southeast Asia and Queensland, Australia.
		This is a very large crane, averaging 156 cm in length, which is found in freshwater marshes and plains.
		The species is venerated in India and legend has it that Valmiki cursed a hunter for killing a Sarus and was then inspired to write the epic Ramayana[1].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sarus_Crane (436 words)

	Crane (bird) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Crane myth is as widely separated and universal as the Aegean, South Arabia, Japan and Amerindian North America.
		A crane is the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for the letter "B." Also, the word "pedigree" comes from the Old French phrase, "pie de grue", which means "foot of a crane", as the pedigree diagram looks similar to the branches coming out of a crane's foot.
		A crane is considered auspicious in Japan, as one of the symbols of longevity and represented with other symbols of long life, the pine and bamboo, and the tortoise.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crane_(bird) (804 words)

	NPWRC :: The Cranes
		Sarus Cranes, possibly of a distinct subspecies, formerly occurred in the Philippines.
		Sarus Cranes formerly occurred across the subcontinent, from the province of Sindh in Pakistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east, throughout the Gangetic plain, and in the arid and semi-arid regions of the Deccan Plateau of south-central India.
		The Philippine population of Sarus Cranes occurred on the island of Luzon (Hachisuka 1932, 1941; Delacour and Mayr 1946; Dickinson et al.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/cranes/grusanti.htm (6149 words)

	Sarus crane - Wild India
		Sarus Crane nests are made of marsh vegetation and built on the ground, often in flooded paddy fields or marshes.
		The future of the Indian Sarus Crane is closely tied to the quality of small wetlands in India that experience heavy human use, such as; high rates of sewage inflow, extensive agricultural runoff, high levels of pesticide residues, and intensification of agricultural systems.
		To the natives of India, the Sarus Crane is a symbol of a happy marriage.
	www.wildindia.org /wiki/Sarus_crane (661 words)

	Gruidae
		Cranes are isolated on their territories during the breeding season and gregarious during the non-breeding period.
		Sarus Cranes, for example, often dig for tubers and other subsurface plant materials, but are effective upland foragers and hunters, and have also been observed stripping grains of rice from their stalks (Gole 1989b, 1991b).
		Siberian Cranes in the remnant Central population in Eurasia and Lesser Sandhill Cranes breeding in eastern Siberia undertake the longest of all crane migrations, in excess of 5000 km.
	www.nacwg.org /gruidae.htm (8382 words)

	Birds of India - Sarus Crane - Grus antigone - Gruidae - Gruiformes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sarus Cranes are most common in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Haryana; they are less common in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
		The current distribution of the Indian Sarus Crane is similar to its historic range except for their disappearance from the south (with the sole exception of one bird from Andhra Pradesh seen in 2005), but local abundances in most areas have declined.
		Eastern Sarus Cranes have occasionally been reported during the breeding season in northern Myanmar, and a few individuals appear at the beginning of the monsoon season in the eastern Indian states of Tripura and Manipur.
	www.birding.in /birds/Gruiformes/Gruidae/sarus_crane.htm (1377 words)

	Lowry Park Zoo Reciprocal Partner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sarus cranes were first noticed in Australia in the 1960's and may be the result of a human introduction.
		The Sarus crane is non-migratory and even within their range they show very little local movement.
		The plumage of the Sarus crane is pale grey with dark grey to fl wings.
	lowryparkzoo.com /html/l3/fact_sheets/l3_att_hab_fsflo_saruscrane.html (572 words)

	Cranes of Pakistan
		Crane hunting is a traditional sport in areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan where the population passes during migration (see the Demoiselle Crane species account in this volume).
		A small flock of 5-6 Sarus Crane were sighted at the Nalyasar and Bhansar lakes in the Nagarparkar area of the Thar Desert in 1999.
		Demoiselle Cranes are primarily birds of dry grasslands (savannahs, steppes, and semi-deserts).
	www.wildlifeofpakistan.com /cranes.htm (5138 words)

	Cranes,India Cranes,Indian Bird Crane,India Sarus Crane
		Eastern sarus cranes were once abundant in Southeast Asia, but after decades of war they are missing from most of their former range.
		Roughly 8,000 to 10,000 Indian sarus remain, though the population is declining due to the loss of wetlands and increasing amounts of pollution as the human population continues to grow.
		The Eastern sarus population in Southeast Asia is estimated at 500 to 1,500 birds.
	www.wildlife-tour-india.com /indian-wildlife/cranes.html (1530 words)

	Bird Crane
		Crane, Birds, Crane, Bird Pictures, Catalog, EncyclopediaBird : CRANE Cranes are any of several wading birds comprising the 15 species of the family Gruidae, order Gruiformes.
		Crane - The Royal Society for the Protection of BirdsThe crane is a huge, graceful, mainly grey bird with long legs, a long neck and drooping, curved tail feathers.
		Cranes @ National Geographic MagazineSymbols of luck and majesty, cranes have been called "wildness incarnate." But with wildness disappearing and their luck running out, the great birds are...
	cranebird.fluecrane.com /birdcrane (739 words)

	Biography of the place named Kasaragod by Dr. V. Sankaran Nair
		To understand the word sarasam we have to study the cranes in general, and Sarus crane in particular, Barrs is right when he said that crane is a bird with which all the ancient writers are familiar.
		Sarus crane (Grus Antigone Antigone) of Southern Asia, is a resident breeding bird.
		India was the largest house of Sarus cranes in the world, where its population counted in several thousands and was seen throughout the sub-continent till the early decades of the 20th century.
	www.boloji.com /history/038b.htm (1017 words)

	Australia: Sarus Crane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Cranes are often kept in gardens to destroy insects, snakes and mice.
		The crane is thought to be an emissary that bears worthy souls to heaven.
		In fact, a Sandhill Crane fossil 9 million years old is the oldest known modern bird fossil.
	www.oaklandzoo.org /atoz/azscrane.html (586 words)

	RWP Zoo : Sarus Crane
		They go both ways: Cranes are fairly omnivorous —; plant materials include grains, tubers and corms of aquatic and marsh plants, green shoots of cereals and grasses and pods of ground nuts.
		Light on their feet: Cranes characteristically "dance" — leaping into the air and extending the wings — throughout the year.
		Sarus cranes usually remain in pairs, including the young when they are present, while other species tend to "flock" outside of breeding season.
	rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org /what_to_see/marco_polo/marcopolo_crane.cfm (505 words)

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		Cranes are wetland birds which have adapted to live in grassland and agricultural fields.
		The crane has a loud shrill call which can carry over long distances, and is used during the breeding season and when migrating.
		As yet the sarus crane is not endangered.
	www.paigntonzoo.org.uk /animals/detail.asp?id=250 (124 words)

	Sarus Crane - Terai Arc - WWF - Expeditions in Conservation
		There are three recognized subspecies of cranes, with the Indian sarus crane living in the wetlands of the Terai Arc region.
		Sarus cranes are the only resident breeding cranes in India and Southeast Asia.
		However, despite these protections the sarus crane is suffering a rapid population decline.
	www.worldwildlife.org /expeditions/teraiarc/wl_cranes.html (140 words)

	! Birdwatching ! Sarus Crane North Queensland, Australia
		Because of its similarity to the Brolga, the Sarus Crane was not detected in Australia until the 1960s.
		Sarus Cranes constituted 1255 of these, 139 were brolgas and a further 450 were unidentified.
		Australia's estimated Sarus Crane population is 5000, which means between one third and one quarter of Australia's Sarus Cranes were counted on that one day.
	www.birdwatching-australia.com /sarus.html (321 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Birds: Crane
		Cranes at the San Diego Zoo and the Wild Animal Park are offered a specialized commercial crane feed, greens, and mealworm larvae.
		Crane chicks start to learn their “language” as soon as they hatch and will know at least six calls by the end of their first year.
		Cranes need large areas of habitat, which is gradually being turned into farm and housing use.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-crane.html (1517 words)

	Crane at exZOOberance!
		Cranes fly with their necks fully extended, whereas herons, once they have attained their full flight speed, pull their heads back so that the neck is bent in an S-curve.
		All members of the genus have unfeathered areas on the head, often red in color; this is carried to the extreme in the sarus crane of southeastern Asia and Australia, in which the entire head and upper neck are bare.
		The sandhill crane is classified as Grus canadensis, the whooping crane as Grus americana, and the sarus crane as Grus antigone.
	www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20fly/crane/crane.htm (464 words)

	Lumbini Crane Sanctuary: A Model of Local Conservation Initiative
		The subspecies of the Sarus crane which inhabits the Indian sub- continent is called Grus antigone antigone.
		The survival of the crane in Nepal and India has thus far been as a result of the belief that the crane brings good luck to the crops.
		Though her calls to the crane can only mimic the Sarus call, this interaction between the crane and the villagers has furthered relations and provided first hand education in crane conservation.
	srdis.ciesin.columbia.edu /cases/nepal-014.html (2418 words)

	rediff.com: Sarus crane population plummets in Gujarat
		A new headcount of the already rare Sarus crane in Gujarat has sent alarm bells ringing in the bird lovers' community.
		Gujarat, with its shallow wetlands, was an ideal habitat for the cranes.
		There are currently an estimated 8,000-10,000 of the endangered Sarus cranes across the world.
	www.rediff.com /news/2001/jul/20sarus.htm (352 words)

	Appendix: List of participants in Sarus crane Count-1999
		Sarus Cranes had been sighted in Kullu district four years ago but none are reported now.
		This state has not been explored adequately for Sarus Crane populations and the results of the count show that a larger population than previously thought is prevalent in the state.
		Sarus was known to be a rare visitor in this state and has been recently reported to have been a vagrant in the state (Choudhury 1999).
	www.ee.duke.edu /~achandra/projects/Saru_count.html (4293 words)

	Definition of Crane (bird)
		In Mecca, in pre-Islamic South Arabia, the three daughters of the moon god Hubal, the three goddesses who would intercede with Allah, were the "three exalted cranes" (gharaniq).
		The Greek for crane is geranion, which gives us the Cranesbill, or hardy geranium.
		Aztecs are people from the region Aztlan which literally means "near the cranes" (azta cranes, tlan near).
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Crane_(bird) (659 words)

	Saving the Sarus Crane
		The project could document as many as 20 nesting sites of the Sarus cranes along the irrigation canal system and the wetlands in and around Kota, till May this year.
		Kota has two breeding seasons for Sarus cranes -- the wet season from July to October and the dry season from February to May. "The breeding during the dry season could be due to the availability of water in this area.
		The experts, who could see the better survival of the Sarus chicks and decline in the mortality rate of grown up cranes, have called for the second phase of the programme.
	www.indianjungles.com /180605c.htm (416 words)

	Crane Information
		Not all the "cranes" in Australia are actually cranes: the "White Crane" is actually the Great Egret while the "Blue Crane" is the White-faced Heron.
		"The Cuban crane (Grus canadensis nesiotes) is an endemic subspecies of the Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)".
		"The Grey Crowned Crane is a stately and colourful bird of the Kenyan wetlands".
	www.junglewalk.com /info/Crane-information.htm (561 words)

	gbwf.org, the Crane Gallery
		Welcome to the gbwf.org Crane section This is a collection of crane photographs submitted by gbwf visitors.
		Also known as the Japanese or Manchurian Crane, very endangered bird from eastern Asia with fewer than 2,000 in the wild.
		This endangered African crane is named for the white feathered wattles that hang from the throat.
	www.gbwf.org /cranes (480 words)

	Sarus - ICF
		Sarus cranes are mostly non-migratory in India, but often make short seasonal movements between dry and wet season habitats in Southeast Asia and Australia.
		Mated pairs of cranes, including Sarus Cranes, engage in unison calling, which is a complex and extended series of calls where male and female vocalizations differ but are coordinated.
		Eastern and Australian Sarus Cranes now breed primarily in the rainy season though Eastern Sarus where reported to breed in floodplain wetlands during the dry season before their range dramatically receded.
	www.savingcranes.org /species/sarus.cfm (1037 words)

	Thai Wildlife : Rare or Extinct : Sarus Crane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The crane is a very big bird that has a long neck and legs.
		In the past the sarus crane was found in rice fields of every region as they like to find food in areas that are flooded by water such as swamps, ponds, rice fields, and river banks.
		The Thai sarus crane is native to Thailand and travels in large groups flying in a V-shape at very high altitudes.
	www.tscwa.org /wildlife/rare_or_extinct_10.html (371 words)

	State development project threatens state bird – Sarus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The highest number and density of Sarus is found in the districts of Etawah and Mainpuri, which provide an excellent habitat due to the existence of a number of marshlands, most suited to the nesting and breeding of this bird.
		Few people in their forties and more, can forget the ubiquitous Sarus during their younger days, when not a single train or road journey could end without the sighting of this magnificent bird in the countryside.
		For the sake of the Sarus cranes of Etawah and Mainpuri, I can only hope that the planners and officials belong to that age and time.
	aquiline.8m.com /indianwildlife/artsarus.htm (836 words)

	Sarus crane - Grus antigone: More Still Images - ARKive
		Sarus crane - Grus antigone: More Still Images - ARKive
		Juvenile and adult sarus crane in wetland habitat (Indian population)
		Sarus crane in typical wetland habitat (Indian population)
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Grus_antigone/more_still_images.html (85 words)

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