Collared brushturkey

Collared brushturkey
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Megapodiidae
Genus:	Talegalla
Species:	T. jobiensis
Binomial name
Talegalla jobiensis Meyer, 1874
Subspecies
T. j. longicaudus(Meyer, 1891) T. j. jobiensis(Meyer, 1874)

The collared brushturkey, brown-collared brushturkey, or red-legged brushturkey (Talegalla jobiensis) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in the northern part of New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Head of the collared brushturkey

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Talegalla jobiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22678572A92779263. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678572A92779263.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.