Australian Brushturkey vs Philippine Scrubfowl

Alectura lathami 比較対象 Megapodius cumingii

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Australian Brushturkey Philippine Scrubfowl
学名 Alectura lathami Megapodius cumingii
Galliformes Galliformes
Megapodiidae Megapodiidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 58.0 cm (22.8 in) 42.6 cm (16.8 in)
体重 2390.0 g (84.30 oz) 892.125 g (31.47 oz)
食性 Omnivorous; scratches leaf litter for invertebrates, fungi, fallen fruits, and seeds in Australian rainforests and … Omnivorous ground forager in Philippine coastal forests; eats fallen fruits, seeds, invertebrates, and small vertebrates.
一腹卵数 15-27 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Australian Brushturkey only

Philippine Scrubfowl only

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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.

Philippine Scrubfowl

さえずり

Produces a loud, raucous cackling wail and deep clucking series. The penetrating cackle echoes through Philippine island forest; among the louder megapode calls of the western Pacific.

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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.

Philippine Scrubfowl

Resident in the southern Philippines, Sulawesi, and surrounding Indonesian islands. Found in lowland and foothill forest.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Australian Brushturkey

Least Concern

Philippine 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 …

Philippine Scrubfowl

羽毛

Medium grey-brown above, paler grey on underparts; bare reddish orbital skin; short brownish crest. Bill and legs yellowish. Underparts cleanly pale grey, contrasting with darker back.

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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.

Philippine Scrubfowl

フィリピン、セレベス島、ボルネオ島北部に分布するタイワンツカツクリ。体長35〜40cm。落葉や土を積み上げた大きな塚を作り、発酵熱で卵を温める。雑食性で種子や果実、昆虫を食べる。低危険種。

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