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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]
Queen Victoria granted the Queensland coat of arms to the Colony of Queensland in 1893, making it the oldest state arms in Australia. [1] 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.
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]
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Papuan spinetailed swift, Mearnsia novaeguineae (A)