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Leipoa ocellata (malleefowl, mallee-fowl)
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Leipoa ocellata (malleefowl, mallee-fowl)
Ocellated Leipoa (Leipoa ocellata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes)
Author Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bird_illustration_by_Elizabeth_Gould_for_Birds_of_Australia,_digitally_enhanced_from_rawpixel%27s_own_facsimile_book419.jpg
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.
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Leipoa
Species: Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840 |
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