Alectura lathami
E41397
Alectura lathami, commonly known as the Australian brush-turkey, is a large ground-dwelling megapode bird native to eastern Australia, noted for building massive incubation mounds of leaf litter.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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ground-dwelling bird → megapode → |
| activityPattern |
diurnal
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| binomialAuthority |
John Edward Gray
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| bodyLength |
approximately 60 to 75 centimetres
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| bodyMass |
approximately 2 to 2.5 kilograms
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| class |
Aves
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| clutchSize |
multiple eggs from several females per mound
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| commonName |
Australian brush-turkey
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bush turkey → |
| conflictsWithHumans |
known to dig in gardens and mulch beds
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| developmentType |
precocial chicks
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| diet |
omnivorous
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| eats |
fruits
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fungi → invertebrates → leaves → seeds → |
| family |
Megapodiidae
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| flightAbility |
capable of short flights
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| foundIn |
Australian Capital Territory
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New South Wales → Queensland → eastern Victoria → |
| genus |
Alectura
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| habitat |
coastal scrub
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rainforest → suburban gardens → wet sclerophyll forest → |
| headColor |
bare red head
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| incubationHeatSource |
decomposing vegetation
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| IUCNStatus |
Least Concern
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| kingdom |
Animalia
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| locomotion |
terrestrial
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| maleBehavior |
builds and maintains incubation mound
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| nativeTo |
eastern Australia
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| neckFeature |
yellow wattle
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| notableFor |
building large incubation mounds of leaf litter
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| order |
Galliformes
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| parentalCare |
no post-hatching parental care
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| phylum |
Chordata
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| plumageColor |
mostly black
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| protectedIn |
Australia
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| reproduction |
mound incubation
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| tailFeature |
large fan-shaped tail
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| taxonRank |
species
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| urbanAdaptation |
commonly found in suburban areas of eastern Australia
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| yearDescribed |
1831
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Megapodiidae
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containsTaxon |