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Grus rubicundis
Large crane with heavy dewlap and red adornment confined to head
Congregates in marshlands in the dry season, common in northern Australia.
Spotted on Aug 1, 2012
Submitted on Mar 1, 2013
3 Comments
Shanna, you need to go to the Gulf of Carpentaria around Karumba in the dry season, there are heaps in quite large groups sometimes.
Lovely! I have NEVER seen one.
Wow the first brolgas in Noah! Thanks Kerry.