Cranes (Gruidae)

Brolga (Grus rubicunda) - HBW 3, p. 87

French: Grue brolga German: Brolgakranich Spanish: Grulla Brolga
Other common names: Australian Crane

Taxonomy: Ardea rubicunda Perry, 1810, Botany Bay, New South Wales.
N and S populations formerly placed in separate races, with argentea for N birds; subspecific division no longer widely accepted, although the two populations are probably independent. Monotypic.

Distribution: N & E Australia; small populations in New Guinea, in basin of R Sepik and in Trans-Fly.