Australian brush-turkey / Buschhuhn (Alectura lathami)

Wikipedia: Australian brush-turkey Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Australian_Brushturkey_2_-_Newington.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Alectura (Alectura); Family Megapodiidae (Megapodiidae)
General: The Australian brushturkey or 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. The Australian brushturkey has also been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is the largest extant representative of the family Megapodiidae, and is one of three species to inhabit Australia. [more]