Malleefowl / Thermometerhuhn (Leipoa ocellata)

Wikipedia: Malleefowl Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Leipoa_ocellata_-Ongerup%2C_Western_Australia%2C_Australia-8.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Leipoa (Leipoa); Family Megapodiidae (Megapodiidae)
General: The malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken (to which it is distantly related). It is notable for the large nesting mounds constructed by the males and lack of parental care after the chicks hatch. It is the only living representative of the genus Leipoa, though the extinct giant malleefowl was a close relative. [more]