GALLIFORMES: Megapodiidae

Leipoa ocellata  

Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata)
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© Kay Parkin 2012
Coorong National Park, SA (Feb, 2012)

I have been monitoring this pair of Malleefowl for the last few years. They take turns to work the mound and at this moment were swapping shifts.

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