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Leipoa ocellata (malleefowl, mallee-fowl)
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Leipoa ocellata (malleefowl, mallee-fowl)
Leipoa ocellata, Native Pheasant
The birds of Australia, v. 2
Date 1890
Author Broinowski, Gracius J.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe_birds_of_Australia_%2816794345121%29.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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