Megapodiidae

Alectura lathami Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:Australian brush-turkey (en); perú-do-mato-australiano (pt); talégalle de Latham (fr); talégalo cabecirrojo (es); buschhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily MegapodiidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Australia, being found from Cape York Peninsula to eastern New South Wales.Size:These birds are 60-75 cm long and have a wingspan of 85 cm. They weigh…

Leipoa ocellata Photo by Edward Smith (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:malleefowl (en); faisão-australiano (pt); léipoa ocellé (fr); talégalo leipoa (es); thermometerhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily MegapodiidaeRange:The mallefowl is endemic to Australia. It was formerly widespread throughout the country, but is now restricted to the southern half of the country, where it is patchly distributed from Western Australia…