BirdUp · Species
Brolga
Antigone rubicunda(Perry, 1810)
Also known asKurlodjba
At a glance
The Brolga is a very large bird, about 77–134 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 77–134 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Brolga look like?
The Brolga is a very large bird, about 77–134 cm long and weighing 3630–8730 g.
The brolga, 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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Brolga?
The Brolga is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Brolga eat?
The Brolga feeds on seeds, foliage/herbs, corms/tubers, terrestrial invertebrates, terrestrial vertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
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