BirdUp · Species
Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardtDumont, 1823
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Also known asKarrkarruk
- Order
- GALLIFORMES
- Family
- Megapodiidae
- Genus
- Megapodius
At a glance
The Orange-footed Scrubfowl is a large bird, about 42–47 cm long, listed as Least Concern and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 42–47 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does an Orange-footed Scrubfowl look like?
The Orange-footed Scrubfowl is a large bird, about 42–47 cm long and weighing 505–1200 g.
The orange-footed scrubfowl, also known as orange-footed megapode, is a large megapode of the family Megapodiidae native to the Lesser Sunda Islands, southern New Guinea, and northern Australia. It is a ground-dwelling bird about the size of a chicken, known for building massive incubation mounds.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see an Orange-footed Scrubfowl?
The Orange-footed Scrubfowl is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Donald Davesne · Cow Bay QLD 4873, Australie
Call
Tim · Cairns QLD, Australia
Call
jimchurches · Cape Tribulation QLD 4873, Australia
Call
Matthew Borella · Kuranda QLD 4881, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does an Orange-footed Scrubfowl eat?
The Orange-footed Scrubfowl feeds on fruit, seeds, corms/tubers and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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