Australian Brushturkey vs Yellow-legged Brushturkey

Alectura lathami 비교 대상 Talegalla fuscirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Australian Brushturkey Yellow-legged Brushturkey
학명 Alectura lathami Talegalla fuscirostris
Galliformes Galliformes
Megapodiidae Megapodiidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 58.0 cm (22.8 in) 51.4 cm (20.2 in)
체중 2390.0 g (84.30 oz) 1321.25 g (46.61 oz)
식성 Omnivorous; scratches leaf litter for invertebrates, fungi, fallen fruits, and seeds in Australian rainforests and … Forages in New Guinea lowland forests for fruits, seeds, and invertebrates in leaf litter. Uses …
산란 수 15-27 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Australian Brushturkey only

Yellow-legged Brushturkey only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Australian Brushturkey

노래

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.

Yellow-legged Brushturkey

노래

Emits deep, booming notes and low guttural clucks. Vocalizations poorly documented but similar to Red-billed Brushturkey; low resonant booming at dawn in New Guinea rainforest.

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.

Yellow-legged Brushturkey

Endemic to New Guinea, found from the Vogelkop Peninsula to Milne Bay. Found in lowland and mid-montane rainforest.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Australian Brushturkey

Least Concern

Yellow-legged Brushturkey

How to Tell Them Apart

Australian Brushturkey

깃털

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 …

Yellow-legged Brushturkey

깃털

Plumage is dark brown to black; bare skin around face reddish, throat wattle yellow; legs and feet bright yellow, distinguishing it from allies. Wings faintly barred with paler brown.

About These Birds

Australian Brushturkey

메가포디과(Megapodiidae)의 대형 발구르기새(약 2.4kg)로, 드러난 붉은 머리, 노란 육수, 어두운 몸통이 특징이다. 호주 동부 열대 우림과 관목지에 서식한다. 수컷이 낙엽 쌓인 흙 무덤을 짓고 온도를 조절하여 알을 품는다.

Yellow-legged Brushturkey

A medium-large megapode (~1.3 kg) of family Megapodiidae, identifiable by yellow legs and a dark bill. Inhabits lowland rainforests of southern New Guinea. Like other brushturkeys, it is a mound-builder that uses decomposing vegetation to incubate eggs. Feeds on fruits and invertebrates on the forest floor. Least Concern; relatively poorly studied species.

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