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This is a list of Australian bird emblems. Area represented Image Common name Binomial nomenclature Reference Australia: Emu: ... Queensland: Brolga: Grus rubicunda [5]
Bird Animal Motto Colours Fossil Tartan Main article Australian Capital Territory: Coat of arms of Canberra [Note 2] Royal bluebell: Gang-gang cockatoo: Brush-tailed rock-wallaby: For the King, the Law and the People: Blue and gold Batocara mitchelli' [8] City of Canberra tartan [Note 3] Symbols of Australian Capital Territory [9]
It depicts Queensland's primary industries in the 19th century with a sheaf of wheat, the heads of a bull and a ram, and a column of gold rising from a heap of quartz. Two stalks of sugar cane which surround the state badge at the top, and below is Queensland's state motto, Audax at Fidelis, which means "Bold but
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 ...
The coat of arms of Queensland is one of the formal symbols of the Australian state of Queensland and represents the King's constitutional authority throughout the state. [1] It is the oldest of the state arms of Australia , having been granted in 1893 by Queen Victoria , through the simplest heraldic grants of only the shield of arms , motto ...
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The birds-of-paradise are best known for the striking plumage possessed by the males of most species, in particular highly elongated and elaborate feathers extending from the tail, wings or head. These plumes are used in courtship displays to attract females.
This is a list of Australian mammal emblems. Area represented Image ... Queensland: Koala: Phascolarctos cinereus ... List of Australian bird emblems; List of ...