Leipoa ocellata (malleefowl)

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Leipoa ocellata, commonly known as the malleefowl, is a large, ground-dwelling Australian bird famous for its elaborate mound-building incubation system in arid and semi-arid scrublands.

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instanceOf bird species
malleefowl
megapode
activityPattern mostly crepuscular
binomialAuthority Gould, 1840
bodyLength approximately 55–60 centimetres
bodyMass approximately 1.5–2.5 kilograms
breedingSeason mainly spring to summer
class Aves
clutchSize up to about 15–24 eggs per season
commonName lowan NERFINISHED
malleefowl NERFINISHED
conservationStatus Vulnerable
culturalSignificance featured in Aboriginal Australian culture NERFINISHED
diet fruits
insects
leaves
seeds
distribution southern Australia NERFINISHED
endemicTo Australia NERFINISHED
family Megapodiidae NERFINISHED
flightAbility reluctant flier
genus Leipoa NERFINISHED
habitat arid scrublands
eucalypt mallee woodland
mallee scrub
semi-arid scrublands
incubationStrategy megapode-style external incubation
kingdom Animalia
listedOn IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
locomotion ground-dwelling
nativeTo Australia
nestType ground mound
notableFor mound-building incubation system
order Galliformes
parentalCare chicks are precocial and receive no post-hatching care
phylum Chordata
plumage cryptic mottled brown, black and white
protectedIn Australia NERFINISHED
reproductiveBehavior builds large incubation mounds of soil and leaf litter
male regulates mound temperature
uses decomposing vegetation to incubate eggs
sexualDimorphism minimal
taxonRank species
threat altered fire regimes
habitat loss
predation by feral cats
predation by introduced foxes

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Leipoa namedAfter Leipoa ocellata (malleefowl)