Brushturkey, brush-turkey or brush turkey generally refer to birds in three genera in the
megapode
The megapodes, also known as incubator birds or mound-builders, are stocky, medium-large, chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet in the family Megapodiidae. Their name literally means "large foot" and is a reference to the heavy legs ...
family, and sometimes to other species such as the
Australian bustard
The Australian bustard (''Ardeotis australis'') is a large ground dwelling bird which is common in grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It stands at about high, and its wingspan is ...
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Megapodes
;''Alectura''
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Australian brushturkey
The Australian brushturkey or Australian brush-turkey or gweela (''Alectura lathami''), also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family Megapodiidae found in easter ...
, ''Alectura lathami''
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Aepypodius''
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Wattled brushturkey, ''Aepypodius arfakianus''
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Waigeo brushturkey, ''Aepypodius bruijnii''
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Talegalla''
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Red-billed brushturkey, ''Talegalla cuvieri''
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Black-billed brushturkey, ''Talegalla fuscirostris''
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Collared brushturkey, ''Talegalla jobiensis''
See also
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Bush turkey (disambiguation)
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Megapodiidae
Birds by common name