Brolga
Grus rubicunda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyGruidae (Cranes)
- GenusGrus
- SpeciesGrus rubicunda (Brolga)
Closest Relatives at Grampians National Park
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
South-west Pacific Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
Black-tailed Nativehen
Gallinula ventralis
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Lewin's Rail
Lewinia pectoralis
Sooty Rail
Porzana tabuensis
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brolga in Grampians National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Brolga sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brolga in Grampians National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Brolga in Grampians National Park in our monthly data.