what are these birds?

These birds were premiums (for Arena and Bisco french brands of biscuits). What species according to you?:

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being a French company, probably just common cranes with some artistic license in the painting. However, with the pale neck, they could probably stand in for sandhill cranes

Wow Caracal....

It is wonderful bird with nice pose .....thanks for sharing.

Oh yes, those are supposed to represent sandhill cranes I am sure.

They are beautiful! Could I ask what their height is?

I have seen these bird as Azur figure

endogenylove wrote:

Oh yes, those are supposed to represent sandhill cranes I am sure.

what they look like doesn't mean that's what they were intended to represent. A European company, especially of that era, is more likely to make European species.

So, a crane! Thank you blaine and endo! :)

Thanks to you all Fernando, Andreas and Roger! :)

Roger, they are 5 cm tall.. :)

As widukind, I know these figures as Azur. I even have those cranes (as Brolga) in my searchlist

Duck-Anch-Amun wrote:

As widukind, I know these figures as Azur. I even have those cranes (as Brolga) in my searchlist

I found mine long long time ago as i was a child

bmathison1972 wrote:

endogenylove wrote:

Oh yes, those are supposed to represent sandhill cranes I am sure.

what they look like doesn't mean that's what they were intended to represent. A European company, especially of that era, is more likely to make European species.

If those animals were made in Hong-Kong or Macao as Prior, the painting could be something far from European species. At that era French brands made and sold more exotic animals than European species.

Kikimalou wrote:

bmathison1972 wrote:

endogenylove wrote:

Oh yes, those are supposed to represent sandhill cranes I am sure.

what they look like doesn't mean that's what they were intended to represent. A European company, especially of that era, is more likely to make European species.

If those animals were made in Hong-Kong or Macao as Prior, the painting could be something far from European species. At that era French brands made and sold more exotic animals than European species.

Oh nice to know! They do look best for sandhills crane.

Many thanks friends! :)

I posted them with few others on "vintage brands, Starlux and other french brands"

I commented in your other thread that they look like sandhills to me, a species that is locally pretty common.

yes thank you pipsxich! :)