Brushturkey, brush-turkey or brush turkey generally refer to birds in three genera in the
megapode family, and sometimes to other species such as the
Australian bustard:
Megapodes
;''Alectura''
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Australian brushturkey, ''Alectura lathami''
;''
Aepypodius''
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Wattled brushturkey
The wattled brushturkey (''Aepypodius arfakianus'') is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest ...
, ''Aepypodius arfakianus''
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Waigeo brushturkey, ''Aepypodius bruijnii''
;''
Talegalla''
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Red-billed brushturkey
The red-billed brushturkey (''Talegalla cuvieri'') also known as red-billed talegalla or Cuvier's brushturkey, is a large, up to 57 cm long, black megapode with bare yellow facial skin, a reddish orange bill, yellow iris, and orange feet. Th ...
, ''Talegalla cuvieri''
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Black-billed brushturkey
The black-billed brushturkey, yellow-legged brushturkey or black-billed talegalla (''Talegalla fuscirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea. Its natural habitat
In ecolog ...
, ''Talegalla fuscirostris''
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Collared brushturkey
The collared brushturkey, brown-collared brushturkey, or red-legged brushturkey (''Talegalla jobiensis'') is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae.
It is found in the northern part of New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tr ...
, ''Talegalla jobiensis''
See also
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Bush turkey (disambiguation) Bush turkey may refer to:
* The Australian brushturkey, a mound-building bird from the family ''Megapodiidae'' found in eastern Australia
* The Australian bustard
* The orange-footed scrubfowl
See also
* Brushturkey
Brushturkey, brush-turkey or b ...
{{Animal common name
Megapodiidae
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