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Scrub turkey

Description:

A mound building megapode. During the breeding season the domi.ant male grows floppy yellow wattles and acquires an enhanced red head. The females maintain a small yellow collar and a less vibrant red head. The non-dominant males have varying degrees wattle growth and colour vibrancy.

Habitat:

Forests and now with habitat destruction they are populating the suburbs.

1 Species ID Suggestions

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago
Australian Brush-turkey
Alectura lathami Australian Brush-turkey


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1 Comment

peter
peter 13 years ago

Cool!

mizminh
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mizminh

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Jan 30, 2011
Submitted on Jan 30, 2011

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