Australian Brushturkey

Alectura lathami - Talégalle de Latham

Talégalle de Latham
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Galliformes

  • Family
    :

    Mégapodiidés

  • Genus
    :

    Alectura

  • Species
    :

    lathami

Descriptor

Gray, JE, 1831

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 70 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 85 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1980 à 2950 g
Longevity

25 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Talégalle de Latham
♂ adult
Talégalle de Latham
♀ adult

Australian Brushturkey (Alectura lathami) is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Alectura lathami lathami (e Australia)
  • Alectura lathami purpureicollis (ne Queensland)

Foreign names

  • Talégalle de Latham,
  • Talégalo cabecirrojo,
  • peru-do-mato-australiano,
  • Australbuschhuhn,
  • talegallatyúk,
  • Boskalkoen,
  • Megapodio australiano,
  • australisk buskhöna,
  • Klaveovnhøne,
  • tabon morkovitý,
  • tabon brunátný,
  • Kratkalkun,
  • kekokana,
  • talègol cap-roig,
  • nogal brunatny,
  • Кустарниковый большеног,
  • ヤブツカツクリ,
  • 大塚雉,
  • 叢塚雉,

Voice song and cries

Talégalle de Latham
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Talégalle de Latham
♂ adult plum. breeding

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Talégalle de Latham
published: - Updated: 13-03-2015
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