Sarus Crane
Grus antigone
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyGruidae (Cranes)
- GenusGrus
- SpeciesGrus antigone (Sarus Crane)
Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park
Common Crane
Grus grus
Demoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Porzana fusca
Brown Bush-hen
Amaurornis akool
Watercock
Gallicrex cinerea
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sarus Crane in Keoladeo National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Sarus Crane sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 801 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sarus Crane in Keoladeo National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Sarus Crane in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.