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[[Image:Orange-footed Megapode filtered-1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''reinwardt''<br />Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Komodo Island, [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Indonesia]], June 2005]] | [[Image:Orange-footed Megapode filtered-1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''reinwardt''<br />Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Komodo Island, [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Indonesia]], June 2005]] | ||
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'''Australasia''': [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Australia]]: [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[Western Australia]], northern [[Western Australia]], [[Melanesia]] | '''Australasia''': [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Australia]]: [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[Western Australia]], northern [[Western Australia]], [[Melanesia]] | ||
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[[Image:26675Orange-footed Scrubfowl chick Daintree Australia.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|redmill|redmill}}<br />Daintree, [[Australia]], December 2006]] | [[Image:26675Orange-footed Scrubfowl chick Daintree Australia.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|redmill|redmill}}<br />Daintree, [[Australia]], December 2006]] | ||
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*''M. r. buruensis''; | *''M. r. buruensis''; | ||
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Revision as of 10:20, 22 June 2015
- Megapodius reinwardt
Other Names Junglefowl
Identification
- Dark grey
- Small Head
- Orange legs
- Crest at the back of the head.
Similar Species
Australian Brush Turkey, which has bare red head and neck and a vertical fanned tail
Distribution
Asia, Australasia
Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Bali, Moluccas, Island of Timor
Australasia: Papua New Guinea, Australia: Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, northern Western Australia, Melanesia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- M. r. buruensis;
- Buru Island (southern Moluccas)
- M. r. reinwardt:
- Lesser Sundas, south-eastern Moluccas, Aru Island, south and south-eastern New Guinea
- M. r. macgillivrayi:
- D'Entrecasteaux Islands and Louisiade Archipelago
- M. r. tumulus:
- Northern Australia
- M. r. yorki:
- North-eastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula and adjacent islands)
- M. r. castanonotus:
- East-central Queensland (Cooktown to Yeppoon and offshore islands)
Habitat
Scrub, rainforest, foreshores and city parks
Behaviour
- Pairs or Parties
- Perches in trees
- Active, Noisy at Dawn and at Night
- When disturbed Runs quickly or flies to low branch.
- Sits motionless with outstretched neck.
Diet
Diet includes seeds, fallen fruit and terrestrial invertebrates.
Breeding
The nest is a large mound formed from sand and decomposing vegetable matter. The eggs are laid when the mount reaches a temperature of around 30-35 degrees C.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Orange-footed Scrubfowl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Orange-footed_Scrubfowl
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