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Australian Brushturkey

Alectura lathami
Gray, JE, 1831
Family: Megapodiidae
Order: Galliformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Alectura lathami.

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Number of Photography: 2

Foto
Photography ID: 633437
 Cairns
Queensland
Australia
04/21/2025
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 348353
  Adult
Cairns
Queensland
Australia
07/27/2019
Susana Gomez


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Number of Records: 16



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228361825/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandCrater Lakes National Park - Lake EachmanHugo Caverzasi
228361125/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandAllumbah Pocket, Peterson Creek, YungaburraHugo Caverzasi
228353725/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandMt Hypipamee National Park- Crater lookout platformHugo Caverzasi
228366323/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandDaintree Village - Boat Cruise, DaintreeHugo Caverzasi
228365423/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandKulki lookout, Daintree National ParkHugo Caverzasi
228364723/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandCape Tribulation, Daintree National ParkHugo Caverzasi
228473821/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandSaltwater Creek, CairnsHugo Caverzasi
228390420/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandSaltwater Creek, CairnsHugo Caverzasi
228402818/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandWynnum Mangrove Boardwalk, BrisbaneHugo Caverzasi
228407517/04/2025AustraliaQueenslandCity Botanic Garden, BrisbaneHugo Caverzasi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Australian Brushturkey (Alectura lathami) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.