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Brolga

Grus rubicunda

Photo by RachaelB
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Up to 1.3m tall and a wingspan of up to 2.4m, these birds are well known for their intricate mating dance.

Notes:

These photos were taken at a wildlife park in Darwin.The 2nd photo shows him starting to dance.

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Comments (4)
RachaelB
Thanks Sarah, I have added it to the mission.
1Sarah2
Please consider adding it to the Cranes mission. It is currently a local mission, but I have requested to have it moved to global. Thanks!

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PublishedDecember 26, 2011

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