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Australian megapodes showed that Progura was closely related to the living malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), though the fossil species P. gallinacea was considerably...

representative of the genus Leipoa, though the extinct giant malleefowl was a close relative. Malleefowl are shy, wary, solitary birds that usually fly only...

with some omnivory. Progura gallinacea (the giant malleefowl) was a larger relative of the extant malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata). Cryptogyps lacertosus Dynatoaetus...

extinction. A later study suggested that the eggs actually belonged to the giant malleefowl, a species of extinct megapode. A 2022 study examined the protein sequences...

(giant echidna) Megalibgwilia ramsayi Birds Pygmy Cassowary (Casuarius lydekkeri) Genyornis (a two-meter-tall (6.6 ft) dromornithid Giant malleefowl (Progura...

Galliformes was likely the giant malleefowl, which could reach 7 kg (15 lb) in weight. The largest known songbird is the extinct giant grosbeak (Chloridops...

megapodes by its large size, though it is smaller than the extinct giant malleefowl. The scientific and common name honor the first Prime Minister of Vanuatu...

Megapodidae – Megapodes †Mwalau Mwalau walterlinii (Efate, Vanuatu) †Progura Giant malleefowl, Progura gallinacea (Australia) – Progura gallinacea and Progura naracoortensis...

(yellow-pouched brushturkey) Genus Leipoa Gould 1840 Giant Malleefowl, †Leipoa gallinacea (de Vis 1888) LC Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata Gould 1840 VU A2bce+3ce+4bce...

which causes a rapid series of "bonk" sounds. Giant Banjo Frogs have been known to take advantage of Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) incubation mounds, which...

typical of these terrestrial birds. All are browsers, and all except the malleefowl occupy wooded habitats. Most are brown or black in color. Megapodes are...

provided information on how to go about it. Bird species include Emu Malleefowl Mallee emu-wren Ostrich Plains-wanderer Rufous-crowned emu-wren Mammal...

wedge-tailed eagles may take Australian brush turkeys (Alectura lathami) and malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), quail, pigeons and doves, frogmouths and owlet-nightjars...

Aboriginal astronomy, Lyra is known by the Boorong people in Victoria as the Malleefowl constellation. Lyra was known as Urcuchillay by the Incas and was worshipped...

swiftlet Giant antpitta Giant antshrike Giant babax Giant conebill Giant coot Giant coua Giant cowbird Giant honeyeater Giant hummingbird Giant ibis Giant kingbird...

the flightless ratites (the emu and southern cassowary), megapodes (the malleefowl and Australian brush-turkey), and a huge group of endemic parrots, order...

very poorly known, at least some species are quite herbivorous; the malleefowl's diet may range from 93-99% plants The cracids are nearly all highly frugivorous...

typical of these terrestrial birds. All are browsers, and all but the malleefowl occupy wooded habitats. Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae Phasianidae...

(including chachalacas and curassows), and Megapodiidae (incubator birds like malleefowl and brush-turkeys). They adapt to most environments except for innermost...

growth inside the egg, from laying to hatching, is shown in detail. The malleefowl warms its eggs with rotting leaves, and Attenborough demonstrates the...