Waigeo Brushturkey
Aepypodius bruijnii
A very little-known, large, black ground bird endemic to the upland forests on Waigeo Island. Black above with some chestnut in the breast and a bare pink head and throat. The male has rather distasteful flaps of bare red skin on the head and a wattle hanging down from the base of the throat. The male often twitches his head. The only other member of the family on Waigeo is the Dusky Scrubfowl, but Waigeo Brushturkey is larger with a pinkish head.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Aepypodius bruijnii
- Authority
- (Oustalet, 1880)
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Megapodiidae
- Genus
- Aepypodius
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
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