A Snail's Eye View: Fruits of the forestMegapodiidae Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) Orange-footed Scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt) Anatidae Plumed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) ... Continue reading StrangeArk: Australia: Suburban Brush TurkeysNo, this one has nothing to sweat about and no need to be the least bit evasive whatever the season, because this is Alectura lathami, aka the Australian brush turkey -- and it is protected by law." ... "There's nothing flashy about a ... Continue reading
The Turkey : Kaieteur NewsSeveral other birds which are sometimes called turkeys are not particularly closely related: the Australian Brush-turkey is a megapode, and the bird sometimes known as the “Australian Turkey” is in fact the Australian Bustard, ... Continue reading
Dorrigo NP 090627There were some Eastern Yellow Robins and an Australian Brush Turkey in the Glades picnic area, otherwise there would have been no photos at all from this outing. It was total rubbish - maybe because it was winter, but there was nothing ... Continue reading
121 Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) on Flickr - Photo ...121 Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) Continue reading
Australian Brush-turkeyAustralian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) belongs to the megapodes, primitive galliforms, who make huge earth-mound to have their eggs laid by warm earth like reptiles. It is big and quite common in Eastern Australia. ... Continue reading
Richard Hall's Birding Blog: Monarto Woodlands, S.A. (29/05/09)Australian Brush-turkey. Australian Gannet. Australian Hobby. Australian Magpie. Australian Owlet-nightjar. Australian Pelican. Australian Reed-Warbler. Australian Ringneck (Mallee Ringneck) Australian Shelduck. Australian Spotted Crake ... Continue reading
Birdbooker Report 66 : Living the Scientific Life (Scientist ...Of the 22 species, this book examines the biology and conservation of the 3 Australian species: Orange-footed Megapode, Australian Brush-turkey and Malleefowl. These 3 species build large mounds and incubate their eggs with heat ... Continue reading
MOH: Gay turkeysBrush-turkey eggs are a favourite food of goannas, snakes, dingoes and dogs and once were staple Aboriginal bush tucker. Goannas often exhibit wounds on their tails –having been pecked by Brush-turkeys who ferociously chase them away from their ... MaX: Noosa, Queensland, Australia: Grow 'em, shoot 'em, draw 'em. Orchids, that is. Lives Down Under and travels Outback, Asia and the Pacific. My home site might be just what the doctor ordered. Check in at maxfulcher.com ... Continue reading
The Australian Brush Turkey.The Australian Brush Turkey.Other names: Brush Turkey, Scrub Turkey, Wild Turkey. They live in closed forest from Cape York in Queensland to Woolongong in New South Wales. Most of my daughter's 16 hectare large property consists of r. ... Continue reading
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