Summary ²

The brolga (Grus rubicunda), formerly known as the native companion, is a bird in the crane family. It has also been given the name Australian crane, a term coined in 1865 by well-known ornithological artist John Gould in his Birds of Australia.

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1. (c) Geoff Whalan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoffwhalan/15840583174/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigone_rubicunda

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• iNaturalistAU taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
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