GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae

Alectura lathami  

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)
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© Vik Dunis 2012
Iron Range National Park, QLD (Sep, 2012)

The Australian Brush-turkey found on Cape York, race purpureicollis, has a purple wattle.

This close-up has caught the transparent eyelid membrane in the process of wiping crossing the eye.

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-Turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-Turkey roosting

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

race purpureicollis

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey purpureicollis

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey purpureicollis

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Lurking Monsters

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-Turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Australian Brush-turkey