Leipoa ocellata (malleefowl, mallee-fowl) Leiopa ocellata
Date between 1820 and 1860
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer [Reichenbach, Iconographia], 1536-1537
Old Latin name Leiopa ocellata
New Latin name Leipoa ocellata
Common name Nederlands: Thermometervogel
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The malleefowl or mallee-fowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling bird of family Megapodiidae. The mallee-fowl is notable for the large nesting mounds constructed by the males and lack of parental care after the chicks hatch. Malleefowl are shy, solitary, camouflaged birds native to Australia.
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Leipoa
Species: Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840
