page_title: List of birds of India
section_title: Cranes
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of India / Cranes
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Saruskranich (Grus antigone) English: Sarus Crane (Grus antigone). Français&#160;: Grue Antigone (Grus antigone).
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species of India and includes extant and recently extinct species recorded within the political limits of the Republic of India as defined by the Indian government are known to have 1349 species as of 2019, of which 78 are endemic to the country. 101 species are globally threatened. The Indian peafowl is the national bird of India. This list does not cover species in Indian jurisdiction areas such as Dakshin Gangotri and oceanic species are delineated by an arbitrary cutoff distance. The list does not include fossil bird species or escapees from captivity.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 10.2. This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fit within any of these categories.
  Accidental - Also known as a rarity, it refers to a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in India-typically less than ten confirmed records.
  Endemic - a species endemic to India
context_section_description: 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 five species which have been recorded in India.
  The hooded crane, Grus monacha, was included in many older lists but is considered hypothetical by more recent workers.(Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
caption: Sarus crane
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