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Affectionately known as Australia's bin chicken (or dump chook, tip turkey, sheep bird…) the Australian white ibis is in fact a treasured and familiar feathered friend within the country's natural landscape.

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#1. Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Also known as the Tasmanian Magpie, Flute-bird, and Piping Crow-shrike. Identifying Characteristics: Adults are 37-43 cm (15-17 in) long with a wingspan of 65-85 cm (26-33 in). Adults have red irises and mostly black feathers. Juveniles have dark eyes and brown feathers.

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Australian Brush-turkey chicks hatch fully feathered and can fly within a few hours.

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The Bird Finder allows you to search, browse or find information about individual Australian birds. More birds will be added over time. Species name (common or specific) Search species Show filters. Australian Brush-turkey. Scientific name Alectura lathami; Bird type Urban birds

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The Australian brush turkey is another remarkable mound-raising bird that lives in the dense coastal scrubs of eastern Australia. This bird is slightly larger than the Mallee Fowl and has a blackish brown bill, eyes, and feet.

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It is a large bird with black feathers and a red head. Its total length is about 60-75 cm (23.5-29.5 in) and a wingspan of about 85 cm (33 in). The subspecies A. l. purpureicollis from the northern Cape York Peninsula is smaller than the more widespread nominate subspecies.

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They are one of the three species of mound-builders in Australia along with the Malleefowl and the Orange-footed Scrubfowl. Brushturkeys are 60-70cm long, mainly black, with vertical fanned tails and very strong legs. Male Australian Brushturkey displaying at Mt Glorious ( Alectura lathami) © Ian and Jill Brown

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The Australian Brush-turkey is not easily confused with any other Australian bird. It is the largest of Australia's three megapodes (Family Megapodiidae). The megapodes are a distinct family of the group of fowl-like birds (Order Galliformes), which includes quails, turkeys, peafowl and junglefowl. Similar species:

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The Australian brush turkey, while generally a quiet bird, will sometimes be heard making soft grunts. Males have a deep three-noted booming call. Habitat. Breeding. Manage. The Australian brush turkey can be found in New South Wales and Queensland. It lives in humid forests along the eastern seaboard and inland to the wetter ranges, though it.

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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 one of three species to inhabit Australia.

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This primitive nesting behaviour of dumping eggs in a nest mound and leaving them to hatch, aligns with the fact that brush turkeys are the most ancient member of the megapods bird family that dates back 30 million years and includes chickens, quails, peacocks, and pheasants.

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Did you know? Male Australian brush turkeys use their mound as an incubator, often for more than one female's eggs. Threats to Australian brush turkeys Loss of their habitat due to land clearing. Urban areas encroaching into native vegetation brings turkeys into conflict with people.

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They are among the largest birds in their ranges. As with many large ground-feeding birds (order Galliformes ), the male is bigger and much more colorful than the female. The earliest turkeys evolved in North America over 20 million years ago. They share a recent common ancestor with grouse, pheasants, and other fowl. [citation needed]

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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.

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Wildlife in Australia Wild turkey English Facts About Wild turkey Wild turkey Description Habitat Behavior The wild turkey is an upland ground bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey, and the heaviest member of the diverse Galliformes.