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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]
This is a list of Australian bird emblems. Area represented Image Common name Binomial nomenclature Reference Australia: Emu: ... Queensland: Brolga: Grus rubicunda [5]
Queensland has the greatest numbers of brolgas, and sometimes flocks of over 1,000 individuals are seen. [21] The bird is the official bird emblem for the state and also appears on its coat of arms. [22] Breeding pairs and flocks are distributed across several floodplains along the Gulf of Carpentaria. [23]
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 koala is the official fauna emblem of Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] The koala is the official fauna emblem for the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland. [3] Along with the graceful tree frog, the koala is the official faunal emblem of Brisbane, Queensland. [4] Rugby union team Queensland Reds has the koala as its logo.
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.
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Territorial Floral Emblem Royal bluebell Wahlenbergia gloriosa: Royal bluebell: 26 May 1982 Territorial Bird Emblem Gang-gang cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum: Gang-gang cockatoo: 27 February 1997 Territorial Colours: Blue and Gold Territorial fossil Emblem Batocara mitchelli [1] Territorial tartan: City of Canberra tartan: City of Canberra ...