Waigeo Brushturkey

Aepypodius bruijnii

Endangered · IUCN Red List

ENEndangeredEndemicFruitForestMedium · 192 g

When to see the Waigeo Brushturkey

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 4 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Waigeo Brushturkey

Regular range

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

About the Waigeo Brushturkey

The Waigeo brushturkey or Bruijn's brushturkey, is a large brownish-black megapode with a bare red facial skin, red comb, maroon rump, and chestnut brown below. There are two elongated red wattles on the back of the head and a long wattle on the foredeck. Both sexes are similar. The female has a smaller comb and no wattles.

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