Least ConcernSuperb Lyrebird
Menura novaehollandiae
Birds · Galliformes · Megapodiidae
Alectura lathami
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The Australian brush-turkey, or red-headed brush-turkey, is a black megapode with a bare red head and a yellow wattle on the neck. It does not incubate with its body: the male builds an enormous mound of leaf litter and soil, several metres across and weighing tonnes, and regulates the mound's internal temperature by adding or removing material according to the heat generated by decomposition.
Weight
2 kg – 2.5 kg
Size
60 cm – 75 cm
Life expectancy
13 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Alectura lathami
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 14.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Australian Brushturkey — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about australian brushturkey.