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  2. Brolga - Wikipedia

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    The brolga (Antigone 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 ornithologist John Gould in his Birds of Australia. [4] The brolga is a common, gregarious wetland bird species of tropical and south-eastern Australia and ...

  3. Crane (bird) - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, the Brolga occurs in the breeding areas of Sarus Cranes in Queensland state, and they achieve sympatry by using different habitats. Sarus Cranes in Queensland largely live in Eucalyptus -dominated riverine, while most Brolgas use non-wooded regional ecosystems that include vast grassland habitats. [ 14 ]

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  5. Coat of arms of Queensland - Wikipedia

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    The final and current addition to the coat of arms was created in 1977, the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, with the granting of the red deer and brolga as supporting animals. The deer represents the old world and it is a classic animal of heraldry while the brolga represents the native population and is also the state's official bird. [2]

  6. Brolga Creator Paul Thomsen Nominator Bewareofdog. Support — Bewareofdog 20:22, 6 January 2007 (UTC) Weak Oppose I had some minor problems with finding the subject of the image. S h a r k f a c e 2 1 7 22:54, 6 January 2007 (UTC) Weak Oppose Yeah which birds are the cranes? --froth T C 23:14, 6 January 2007 (UTC) Weak oppose. This image is ...

  7. Serendip Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    There is a diverse range of fauna within Serendip due to the various ecological habitats including the wetlands and grassy woodlands. Animal species range from birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. [24] The most prevalent animals include the Australian bustard, brolga, eastern grey kangaroo, swamp wallaby, herons, ducks and magpie geese. [24]

  8. Sarus crane - Wikipedia

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    The sarus crane (Antigone antigone) is a large nonmigratory crane found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height of up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), they are a conspicuous species of open wetlands in South Asia, seasonally flooded Dipterocarpus forests in Southeast Asia, and Eucalyptus-dominated woodlands and ...

  9. List of troglobites - Wikipedia

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    A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves.These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live underground (eutroglophiles), and species that are only cave visitors (subtroglophiles and trogloxenes). [1]