Australian brushturkey - Wikipedia
The Australian brushturkey, Australian brush-turkey, or gweela (Alectura lathami), also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family Megapodiidae found in eastern Australia from Far North Queensland to Eurobodalla on the South Coast of New South Wales.
Australian bustard - Wikipedia
The only Australian species of Ardeotis, a genus occurring in the African, Indian and Australasian regions, this bustard is a large terrestrial bird that resembles an American turkey in its form and behaviour. It is readily distinguished by its large size, long legs and habits while slowly striding across open plains.
Australian Brushturkey - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
The Australian brushturkey (Alectura lathami) is a widespread species of mound-building bird from eastern Australia. It has also been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is the largest extant representative of the family Megapodiidae, and is …
Australian Brush-turkey - The Australian Museum
The Australian Brush-turkey inhabits rainforests and wet schlerophyll forests, but can also be found in drier scrubs. In the northern part of its range, the Australian Brush-turkey is most common at higher altitudes, but individuals move to the lowland areas in winter months.
Australian brush turkey - Australian Geographic
Traditionally found in rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests, but also living in drier scrubs, the brush turkey can be spotted along Australia’s east coast as high as Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula, all the way down to Sydney and the Illawarra regions of New South Wales.
Australian brush turkey's dramatic fall and rapid rise in cities …
Jul 12, 2024 · Remarkably, the brush turkey — also known as the scrub turkey — has gone from a creature we feared was on the brink of extinction in the 1930s to a fully fledged urban bird.
Australian brush turkey | NSW Environment and Heritage
Jan 9, 2023 · The brush turkey is easily recognised by its: deep blue-black plumage. bright head colours. broad, flat tail. general turkey-like appearance. The bird's wattle (a fleshy lobe hanging down from the base of its neck) varies in colour with its age, gender and location.
Australian Brush-turkey - BirdLife Australia
The Australian Brush-turkey is a large, ground-dwelling bird with black-brown plumage, a bald, red head and a yellow neck pouch (or wattle). The Australian Brush-turkey chicks hatch fully feathered and can fly within a few hours.
Brushturkey - Wikipedia
Brushturkey, brush-turkey or brush turkey generally refer to birds in three genera in the megapode family, and sometimes to other species such as the Australian bustard: Megapodes Alectura. Australian brushturkey, Alectura lathami; Aepypodius. Wattled brushturkey, Aepypodius arfakianus; Waigeo brushturkey, Aepypodius bruijnii; Talegalla
Australian Brush-turkey ( Alectura lathami ) Fact Sheet: Summary
May 7, 2024 · Order: Galliformes — fowls, gallinaceous birds (e.g., turkeys, grouse, chickens, quails, partridge, pheasant) Family: Megapodiidae — megapodes (brush turkey, malleefowl, scrubfowl) Genus: Alectura. Species: Alectura lathami — Australian Brush-turkey.