Australian brushturkey

Australian brushturkey

Description
The Australian brushturkey or Australian brush-turkey or gweela, also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family Megapodiidae found in eastern Australia from Far North Queensland to Eurobodalla on the south coast of New South Wales. Wikipedia Scientific name: Alectura lathami

Phylum: Chordata

Order: Landfowl

Rank: Species

Higher classification: Alectura

Did you know: The optimum incubation temperature is 33-35°C which the male brush turkey maintains by removing and adding layers to the mound. nsw.gov.au