Brolga
Antigone rubicunda(Perry, G, 1810)
English (US) Brolga
The Brolga (Antigone rubicunda) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Gruidae (Cranes) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: south-central New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Northern Territory eastward to Queensland and southward to central New South Wales and western Victoria)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Antigone rubicunda
- Family
- Gruidae (Cranes)
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brolga
- Described by
- (Perry, G, 1810)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea rubicunda
- Described by
- (Perry, G, 1810)
- Type locality
- Botany Bay, New South Wales.
- Original description
- Arcana, or, The museum of natural history: containing the most recent discovered objects: embellished with coloured plates, and corresponding descriptions:with extracts relating to animals, and remarks of celebrated travellers; combining a general survey of nature pt6 pl.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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