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Australian Brush-turkey

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Turkey basking in the sun
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Alectura lathami 60-70 cm
One of the megapodes (meaning big feet), the brush-turkey is a common site of far north Queensland. The male builds an incubating mound of about 4 m in diameter and 1.5 m high. Amazingly, he regulates the temperature of the mound by turning over the leaf and twig debris. He then tests the mound by putting his head in holes he has dug. It is a communal nest where one dominant male and younger males tend to the nest where several females may lay their eggs after which the male covers them up.  Up to 50 eggs can be laid in one mound. Once the chicks hatch, they are completely on their own but with all-brown feathers they are hard to notice.

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​07 4093 8989

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​info@envirocare.org.au


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PO Box 494 Kuranda 4881


Nursery Address 
284 Myola Rd, Myola , Kuranda 4881
beyond the Kuranda Aquatic centre

Nursery Opening Times
Monday & Thursday 9am - noon 
Saturday 10am - noon 
or ph. 0419 624 940 for appointment
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    • Frog Habitat Project
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    • Frog Monitoring Project >
      • Frog Friendly Neighbourhood
    • Yellow Crazy Ant Taskforce
    • GROW Project 1
  • Nursery
    • Naturally native plant collections
  • Get involved
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  • Shop
    • Sizing and Product desc
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      • NOT ENOUGH WATER TOO MUCH WASTE
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      • KEC Position
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