Grus rubicunda

Brolga at Slade Point, QLD

Grus rubicunda at Slade Point, QLD - 27 Feb 2023
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Identification history

Grus rubicunda 18 Sep 2024 Liam.m
Grus rubicunda 18 Sep 2024 Petesteamer

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Two adults and a juvenile bird. Had been in the area for some time, since before the young bird could fly. Probably bred in one of two wetland swamps that surround the area of this siting.

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Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Grus rubicunda Scientific name
  • Brolga Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Vulnerable *
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 779.2m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Antigone rubicunda

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