Malleefowl
Leipoa ocellata ‡
St Mary Inlet, Fitzgerald River NP, SW WA IMG_1786 20181107
Notes: Large ground-dweller forages in leaf litter.
Wings and back boldly mottled, scalloped,
barred. Black neck-tie.
Crest raised when alarmed. Solitary. Female slightly smaller & paler
than
male. Large nest mound mostly built by male; central crater
temperature regulated mostly by
male. In dry open forest & mallee,
growing on sandy or gravelly soils w. much leaf litter.
Range from Morcombe©
St Mary Inlet, Fitzgerald River NP, SW WA IMG_1788 20181107
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St Mary Inlet, Fitzgerald River NP, SW WA MVI_1793 20181107
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