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Scientific Name: Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Name: Common Crane
Local/Bangla Name: Pati Saros (পাতি সারস)
Photo: dmitrydubikovskiy (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Gruidae
Description:
A large, majestic bird with long legs and a long neck. Both sexes are similar, featuring a distinctive shaggy ‘bustle’ of drooping feathers on the rear and a pointed bill. The plumage is primarily blue-grey, with a black and white pattern on the head and neck, and a notable smudge of red on the hindcrown. In flight, the bird has large, long wings with fingered ends, and it extends its neck and legs. Juveniles are paler with a buffish-brown coloration on the head and neck, lacking the adult’s distinctive markings.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Favours forest clearings, wetland or fends for breeding, though some have adapted to inhabit farmland. Prefers expansive country in the winter, often with a smattering of trees.
Environment:
Freshwater, Terrestrial
Comments:
Native
Main References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (eds.) (2008) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 26. Birds. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 662 pp.
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