Worlds tallest flying bird mate with a single partner?
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Does the worlds tallest flying bird, the sarus crane, generally mate with a single partner? Does the worlds tallest flying bird, the sarus crane, always mate with a single partner?
believed to mate for life yes
pair for life, but cases of "divorce" and mate replacement have been recorded no
Sarus crane
Worlds tallest flying bird mate with a single partner?
Sarus crane Crane (bird) Swan List of largest birds Andean condor Whooping crane Albatross Wader Polygyny in animals Wisdom (albatross)
The sarus crane (Antigone antigone) is a large non-migratory crane found in 
parts of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Australia. The tallest of the 
<b>flying birds</b>, standing at a height up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), they ... can attain a 
maximum height around 180 cm (5.9 ft), making them the <b>world&#39;s tallest</b> extant 
<b>flying bird</b>. Cranes are a family, the Gruidae, of large, long-legged, and long-necked birds in 
the group Gruiformes. The 15 species of cranes are placed in 3 genera, Antigone
, Balearica, and Grus. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly 
with necks ... Cranes are very large birds, often considered the <b>world&#39;s tallest</b> 
<b>flying birds</b>. Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus. The swans&#39; 
closest relatives ... Swans usually <b>mate</b> for life, although “divorce” sometimes 
occurs, particularly following ... of the waterfowl family Anatidae, and are among 
the <b>largest flying birds</b>. ... <b>One</b> man was suspected to have drowned in such an 
attack. The <b>largest</b> extant <b>bird</b> species, a member of the Struthioniformes, is the ostrich (
Struthio ... The heaviest <b>bird</b> ever capable of <b>flight</b> was Argentavis magnificens, 
the <b>largest</b> ... It is sometimes considered the fourth-<b>largest</b> eagle in the <b>world</b> and 
is on ... Thus the heaviest <b>single</b> waterfowl ever recorded was a cob mute swan&nbsp;... The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American <b>bird</b> in the New World 
vulture family ... It is <b>one</b> of the <b>world&#39;s longest</b>-living <b>birds</b>, with a lifespan of over 
70 years in some cases. ... The Andean condor is the largest living land <b>bird</b> 
capable of <b>flight</b> if measured in ... It may live to 50 years or more, and it <b>mates</b> for 
life. The whooping crane (Grus americana), the <b>tallest</b> North American <b>bird</b>, is an 
endangered crane species named for its whooping sound. Along with the 
sandhill crane, it is <b>one</b> of only two crane species found in ... Adult whooping 
cranes&#39; black wing tips are visible during <b>flight</b>. Whooping ... Handbook of the 
<b>birds</b> of the <b>World</b>. Albatrosses are large seabirds in the family Diomedeidae. They are related to the 
procellariids, ... Albatrosses are among the <b>largest</b> of <b>flying birds</b>, and species of 
the genus ... years, the number of interactions drops, until <b>one partner</b> is chosen 
and a pair is formed. ... Between 15% and 65% of those fledged survive to <b>breed</b>. Waders are <b>birds</b> commonly found along coastal habitats shorelines and 
mudflats that wade in ... Flock of birds in flight above a rocky beach ... Formerly, 
the waders were united in a <b>single</b> suborder Charadrii, but this has ... In 
monogamous species, where male individuals <b>mate with a single</b> female <b>partner</b>, 
males typically do&nbsp;... Polygyny is a <b>mating</b> system in which <b>one</b> male lives and <b>mates</b> with multiple 
females, but each ... The female disadvantages of <b>mating</b> with an already-mated 
male <b>bird</b> can be overcome with ample resources ... male, so it is harder for 
females to find a <b>partner</b> better than their <b>mate</b> in polygyny as compared to 
monogamy. Wisdom with <b>one</b> of her chicks, in March 2011. Species &middot; Laysan albatross. Sex, 
Female. Hatched, c. 1951. Known for, <b>World&#39;s</b> oldest wild <b>bird</b>; <b>World&#39;s</b> oldest 
banded <b>bird</b>. Wisdom is a wild female Laysan albatross. She is the oldest 
confirmed wild <b>bird</b> in the <b>world</b> as ... <b>Birds</b> are banded so that they can be 
studied, including their locations, <b>flight</b>&nbsp;...
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