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Australian Brush-turkey

Alectura lathami

Photo by lori.tas
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

It is the largest extant representative of the family Megapodiidae and is one of three megapode, mound-building species to inhabit Australia.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest.

Notes:

Seen at dawn in a tree on the bank of the Daintree river.

Reference Links:

Australian Brush-turkey

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