Alectura

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Noun1.Alectura - brush turkeysAlectura - brush turkeys        
genus Alectura
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Megapodiidae, Megapodiidae - megapodes
Alectura lathami, brush turkey - black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
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Similarly, Goth and Jones (2001) reported that Australian brush-turkey chicks retain glued radio-transmitters for 21-28 days.
Evaluation of leg banding and attachment of radio-transmitters on ring-necked pheasant chicks
and Jones, D.N., 2003.Ontogeny of social behavior in the megapode Australian brush-turkey (Alecturalathami).
Time-Budgets of Turkeys (Maleagris gallopavo) Reared Under Confinement and Free Range Rearing Systems
The Australian brush-turkey belongs to a family of birds--the megapodes--that has evolved a breeding strategy like no other bird group.
Young turks: Steve Davidson reckons brush-turkey chicks are the solitary street kids of the rainforest
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