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'''Alternative name: Yellow-legged Brushturkey'''
 
;[[:Category:Talegalla|Talegalla]] fuscirostris
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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51–58 cm (20-23 in)
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====Similar Species====
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Apart from having a black bill, it is virtually identical to [[Red-billed Brushturkey]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Indonesia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]].  
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South-east [[Asia]]: found in [[Indonesia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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====Subspecies====
There are 4 subspecies:
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There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
* ''T. f. meyeri'' in northwestern [[New Guinea]] (lowlands around Cenderawasih Bay)
 
* ''T. f. meyeri'' in northwestern [[New Guinea]] (lowlands around Cenderawasih Bay)
 
* ''T. f. aruensis'' on [[Aru Islands]] and south central [[New Guinea]] (Fly River)
 
* ''T. f. aruensis'' on [[Aru Islands]] and south central [[New Guinea]] (Fly River)
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* ''T. f. fuscirostris'' in the lowlands of southeastern [[New Guinea]]
 
* ''T. f. fuscirostris'' in the lowlands of southeastern [[New Guinea]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist lowland forests.
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Lowland rain, monsoon and occasionally gallery forests.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists of insects and grubs. Fallen fruits. They are also thought to eat lizards.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Talegalla+fuscirostris}}  
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Talegalla]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Talegalla]] [[Category:Missing Images]]

Latest revision as of 15:29, 21 February 2022

Alternative name: Yellow-legged Brushturkey

Talegalla fuscirostris

Identification

51–58 cm (20-23 in)

Similar Species

Apart from having a black bill, it is virtually identical to Red-billed Brushturkey

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies[1]:

  • T. f. meyeri in northwestern New Guinea (lowlands around Cenderawasih Bay)
  • T. f. aruensis on Aru Islands and south central New Guinea (Fly River)
  • T. f. occidentis in the lowlands of south central New Guinea, just south of the central mountain ranges
  • T. f. fuscirostris in the lowlands of southeastern New Guinea

Habitat

Lowland rain, monsoon and occasionally gallery forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects and grubs. Fallen fruits. They are also thought to eat lizards.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)

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External Links

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