Australian Brushturkey vs Orange-footed Scrubfowl

Alectura lathami 比較対象 Megapodius reinwardt

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Australian Brushturkey Orange-footed Scrubfowl
学名 Alectura lathami Megapodius reinwardt
Galliformes Galliformes
Megapodiidae Megapodiidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 58.0 cm (22.8 in) 46.2 cm (18.2 in)
体重 2390.0 g (84.30 oz) 950.25 g (33.52 oz)
食性 Omnivorous; scratches leaf litter for invertebrates, fungi, fallen fruits, and seeds in Australian rainforests and … Omnivorous; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small vertebrates in Australian and New Guinea coastal …
一腹卵数 15-27 12-13
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Australian Brushturkey only

Orange-footed Scrubfowl only

None

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Song & Call Comparison

Australian Brushturkey

さえずり

Produces a loud, resonant booming call and deep guttural clucking notes. Territorial males call with repeated, low-pitched booming that carries through Australian coastal rainforest vegetation.

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

さえずり

Produces a loud, wailing cackle and deep guttural clucks. The raucous cackling call echoes through Australian and New Guinea coastal scrub; audible far through dense vegetation.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Australian Brushturkey

Resident along the eastern coast of Australia from Cape York Peninsula to eastern Victoria. Found in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest.

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

Resident in northern Australia from the Kimberley east to Queensland. Found in monsoon forest and open woodland in the tropics.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Australian Brushturkey

Least Concern

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

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How to Tell Them Apart

Australian Brushturkey

羽毛

Predominantly glossy black with bare red head and neck; bright yellow wattle hangs from base of neck. Underparts show fine white barring on lower belly; tail is laterally flattened and …

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

羽毛

Dark brownish-grey overall; bare reddish facial skin; small brownish crest; distinctive bright orange legs and feet. Underparts slightly paler grey-brown; tail dark; orange feet immediately identify this species.

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About These Birds

Australian Brushturkey

A large megapode (~2.4 kg) of family Megapodiidae, with bare red head, yellow wattle, and dark body. Inhabits rainforests and scrublands of eastern Australia. Males construct massive compost mounds of leaf litter to incubate eggs using fermentation heat, adjusting mound size to regulate temperature. Omnivorous. Least Concern; increasingly adapting to suburban gardens.

Orange-footed Scrubfowl

オーストラリア北部からインドネシア東部に分布するオレンジフットスクラブファウル。体長42〜50cm。大きな塚(直径4m以上)を作って産卵する。森林の地面で果実や種子を採食する。低危険種。

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