Leiopa ocellata Date between 1820 and 1860
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica Source/Photographer [Reichenbach, Iconographia], 1536-1537
Old Latin name Leiopa ocellata New Latin name Leipoa ocellata Common name Nederlands: Thermometervogel
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The malleefowl or mallee-fowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling bird of family Megapodiidae. The mallee-fowl is notable for the large nesting mounds constructed by the males and lack of parental care after the chicks hatch. Malleefowl are shy, solitary, camouflaged birds native to Australia.
