Brushturkey, brush-turkey or brush turkey generally refer to birds in three genera in the

megapode The megapodes, also known as incubator birds or mound-builders, are stocky, medium-large, chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet in the family Megapodiidae. Their name literally means "large foot" and is a reference to the heavy legs ...

family, and sometimes to other species such as the

Australian bustard The Australian bustard (''Ardeotis australis'') is a large ground dwelling bird which is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It stands at about high, and its wingspan is ...

Megapodes

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Australian brushturkey The Australian brushturkey or Australian brush-turkey or gweela (''Alectura lathami''), also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family Megapodiidae found in eastern ...

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Aepypodius ''Aepypodius'' is a genus of birds in the family Megapodiidae The megapodes, also known as incubator birds or mound-builders, are stocky, medium-large, chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet in the family Megapodiidae. Their name ...

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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 ...

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Waigeo brushturkey The Waigeo brushturkey (''Aepypodius bruijnii'') or Bruijn's brushturkey, is a large (approximately 43 cm long) brownish-black megapode with a bare red facial skin, red comb, maroon rump and chestnut brown below. There are two elongated red ...

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Talegalla ''Talegalla'' is a genus of bird in the family Megapodiidae. First described by René Primevère Lesson in 1828, it contains the following species: * Red-billed brushturkey (''Talegalla cuvieri'') * Black-billed brushturkey (''Talegalla fusciros ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Megapodes

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