Antigone (genus)
Antigone is a genus of large birds in the crane family. The species in this genus were formerly placed in the genus Grus.
Taxonomy
A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that the genus Grus was polyphyletic. In the subsequent rearrangement, four species were placed in the resurrected genus Antigone. The genus had initially been erected in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach. The type species is the sarus crane.Species
The genus includes four species:| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
| Antigone canadensis | Sandhill crane | North America and extreme northeastern Siberia | |
| Antigone vipio | White-naped crane | Northeastern Mongolia, Northeastern China, and adjacent areas of Southeastern Russia | |
| Antigone antigone | Sarus crane | Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Australia | |
| Antigone rubicunda | Brolga | South-eastern Australia and New Guinea |