Malleefowl

When to see the Malleefowl

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Malleefowl

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Malleefowl

The malleefowl is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken. 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.

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Easily confused with

Philippine MegapodeMegapodius cumingiiThe Philippine megapode, also known as the Philippine scrubfowl or the Tabon scrubfowl, is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. Micronesian MegapodeMegapodius laperouseThe Micronesian megapode is a stocky medium-sized bird that is mostly dark brownish-black in appearance. Dusky MegapodeMegapodius freycinetThe dusky megapode, also known as dusky scrubfowl or common megapode, is a medium-sized, approximately 41 cm long, blackish bird with a short pointed crest, bare red facial skin, dark legs, brown irises, and a dark brown and yellow bill.