Species profile—Alectura lathami (Australian brush-turkey)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Megapodiidae (megapodes) → Alectura lathami (Australian brush-turkey)

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Species details

Kingdom

Animalia (animals)

Class

Aves (birds)

Family

Megapodiidae (megapodes)

Scientific name

Alectura lathami Gray, 1831

Common name

Australian brush-turkey

WildNet taxon ID

1694

Alternate name(s)

scrub turkey
Australian brushturkey

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Agricultural Pest

Species environment

Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1694.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.