Orange-footed Scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt)
About the Orange-footed Scrubfowl
The orange-footed scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt), also known as orange-footed megapode or just scrubfowl, is a small megapode of the family Megapodiidae native to many islands in the Lesser Sunda Islands as well as southern New Guinea and northern Australia. It is a terrestrial bird the size of a domestic chicken and dark-coloured with strong orange legs and a pointed crest at the back of the head. It utilises a range of forest and scrub habitats and has colonised many small islands throughout its range. It is prolific in suburban Darwin gardens, where people refer to it as a bush chook, bush chicken, bush turkey, or most commonly, the bush boiby. In general, populations seem to be stable and the conservation status of the species is considered to be of Least Concern.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea · xeno-canto lists 88 recordings for this species in total.
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