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Brolga

Antigone rubicunda (Perry, G 1810)

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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Gruidae
Genus:
   Antigone
Scientific:
  Antigone rubicunda


Original description

Citation:
  (Perry, G 1810)

Reference:
   Arcana Mus. Nat. Hist. pt6 pl.22

Protonym:
  Ardea rubicunda

Type locality:
  Botany Bay, New South Wales.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045187


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A4480D0279EA1C38

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A4480D02

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A4480D02


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176188

Geographic range:

  • Antigone rubicunda: northern and eastern Australia and Trans-Fly of southern New Guinea
English:
Brolga
Catalan:
Grua australiana
Czech:
jeřáb australský
Danish:
Brolgatrane
German:
Brolgakranich
Spanish:
Grulla Brolga
Spanish (Spain):
Grulla Brolga
Finnish:
australiankurki
French:
Grue brolga
Croatian:
australski ždral
Hungarian:
Brolga-daru
Icelandic:
Bylgjutrana
Italian:
Brolga
Japanese (romaji):
o-sutorariazuru
Japanese:
オーストラリアヅル
Lithuanian:
Australinė gervė
Dutch:
Brolgakraanvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brolgatrane
Norwegian:
Brolgatrane
Polish:
żuraw australijski
Portuguese:
Grou-brolga
Portuguese (Portugal):
grou-brolga
Russian:
Австралийский журавль
Slovak:
žeriav brolga
Serbian:
Brolga ždral
Swedish:
brolgatrana
Ukrainian:
Журавель австралійський
Chinese:
澳洲鹤
Chinese (Traditional):
澳洲鶴


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Grue brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Grue brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Australian Crane ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Australian Crane ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Brolga Crane ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Grus rubicunda [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Grus rubicunda [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Grus rubicunda [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Brolga ( Grus rubicunda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Brolga ( Antigone rubicunda) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Grus rubicunda [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Grus rubicunda [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Avstraliya durnası
Bashkir: Австралия торнаһы
Bulgarian: Източен жерав
Bengali: ব্রল্গা
Bengali (transliteration): bralgā
Catalan: Grua australiana, Grua brolga
Czech: Jeráb australský, jeřáb australský
Chuvash: Австрали тăрни
Danish: Brolgatrane
German: Brolgakranich
English: Australian Crane, Brolga, Brolga Crane, Native Companion
English, HBW: Brolga
English (IOC): Brolga
English (United States): Brolga
Esperanto: brolga gruo, Brolgogruo
Spanish: Gru brolga, Grulla Australiana, Grulla Brolga
Spanish (Spain): Grulla Brolga
Spanish (HBW): Brolga
Estonian: austraalia kurg, brolgakurg, brolgakurg (austraalia kurg)
Finnish: Australiankurki
French: Grue brolga, Grue d'Australie
Croatian: australski ždral
Hungarian: Brolga-daru
Indonesian: Bangau, Jenjang, Jenjang Brolga
Icelandic: Bylgjutrana
Italian: Brolga, Gru Brolga
Japanese (romaji): oasutorariazuru, o-sutorariaduru, o-sutorariazuru
Japanese: オ−ストラリアヅル, オアストラリアヅル, オーストラリアヅル
Kara-Kalpak: Австралия тырнасы
Mongolian, Halh: дагуурын тогоруу, цэн, цэн тогоруу
Kazakh: Австралия тырнасы, австралиялық тырна
Kirghiz: Австралия турнасы
Scientific: Antigone rubicunda, Antigone rubicunda rubicunda, Ardea rubicunda, Grus rubicunda, Grus rubicundus
Lithuanian: Australinė gervė
Mongolian: дагуурын тогоруу, тогоруу, цэн, цэн тогоруу
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): тогоруу
Dutch: Australische Kraanvogel, Brolgakraanvogel, Brolga-kraanvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brolgatrane
Norwegian: Brolgatrane
Polish: zuraw australijski, żuraw australijski
Portuguese: Grou-brolga
Portuguese (Portugal): grou-brolga
Russian: Австралийский журавль, бролга, Журавль австралийский
Yakut: Аустралиа туруйата
Slovak: Žeriav brolga
Serbian: Brolga ždral
Swedish: Brolgatrana
Tajik: турнаи австралӣ
Turkish: Brolga Turnası
Tatar: Австралия торнасы , австралиялы торна
Ukrainian: Журавель австралійський
Uzbek: Австралия турнаси
Chinese: 澳洲鹤
Chinese (Traditional): 澳洲鶴

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