GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae

Leipoa ocellata  

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)
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© Vik Dunis 2010
Gluepot Reserve, SA (Apr, 2010)

A Malleefowl mound at Gluepot Reserve, SA, just after the breeding season. The mound is 5 metres across at the base.

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Cryptic Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl mound

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl at Mound

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Pair of Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Working at the Mound

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl Tracks

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl mound

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Pair of Malleefowl

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)

Malleefowl