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 leg ...

family, and sometimes to other species such as the

Australian bustard The Australian bustard (''Ardeotis australis'') is a large ground-dwelling bird that 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 a ...

Megapodes

;''Alectura'' *

Australian brushturkey The Australian brushturkey, Australian brush-turkey, or gweela (''Alectura lathami''), also frequently called the bush turkey or scrub turkey, is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family (biology), family Megapode, Meg ...

, ''Alectura lathami'' ;'' Aepypodius'' * Wattled brushturkey, ''Aepypodius arfakianus'' * Waigeo brushturkey, ''Aepypodius bruijnii'' ;'' Talegalla'' * Red-billed brushturkey, ''Talegalla cuvieri'' * Black-billed brushturkey, ''Talegalla fuscirostris'' * Collared brushturkey, ''Talegalla jobiensis''

Megapodes

See also