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Australian Brush-Turkey - Alectura lathami
Sitting in trees at Cassowary house
© NF Photo 140907
Walking the bush at Centenary lakes Botanic garden, Cairns
© NF Photo 140908
Steeling our lunch at Lamington NP
© NF Photo 140922
This was the bird I did see almost every day when I was in Queensland. In some places they were almost an annoyance running all over the place. I did see one nest and it was huge.
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Australian Brush-Turkey on wiki
excerpt from wiki:
The species is
communal, forming communal nests. A typical group consists of a dominant male,
one or more younger males and several females. They build large nests on the
ground made of leaves, other combustible material and earth, 1 to 1.5 metres
high (3-4.5 ft) and up to 4 m (13 ft) across. The eggs are
hatched by the heat of the composting mound which is tended only by the males
who regulate the temperature by adding or removing material in an effort to
maintain the temperature of the mound in the 33–35°C (91-95°F) incubation
temperature range
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