Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Megapodes :: Malleefowl

Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata

Described by: Gould (1840)
Alternate common name(s): Mallee Fowl
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Australia - Sep, 1991 © Allen Chartier  Little Desert, Victoria, Australia - 1997 © Hans&Judy Beste  Western Australia, Australia - 1973 © Hans&Judy Beste  Western Australia, Australia - 1973 © Hans&Judy Beste  Western Australia, Australia - 1973 © Hans&Judy Beste 
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Range

Sw. Australia; Sc. Australia;
Two populations;
Endemic to s. Australia mostly s. of Tropic of Capricorn from c. Western Australia, sw. Northern Territory, South Australia (Gluepot Station Reserve, Innes National Park, Coorong National Park), w. and c. New South Wales (Round Hill Nature Reserve) s. to the coast in nw. Victoria (Wyperfield National Park, Hattah-Kulkyne National Park).
Introduced on Kangaroo Is., but probably extirpated.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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