Cranes
Order: Gruiformes. Family: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances". There are 15 species worldwide and 5 species have been recorded from India.
- Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo
- Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus (The population that wintered in India until 2002 is believed to be extinct)
- Sarus Crane Grus antigone
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
The Hooded Crane Grus monacha was included in many older lists but is considered as hypothetical by more recent workers.(Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
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