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Wattled Brushturkey
Aepypodius arfakianus
Least ConcernThe Wattled Brushturkey is a forest megapode of New Guinea and nearby islands, especially steep lowland and montane forests. It is dark-bodied with striking bare facial skin and wattles, and is usually secretive on the forest floor. Fun fact: Megapodes use environmental heat rather than body heat to incubate their eggs.
- Family
- Megapodiidae
- Group
- Megapodes
- Range
- Wattled Brushturkey Range — New Guinea and nearby island mountain forest range
- Population
- ≈ 6.7K–670K