Australian Brush-turkey
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Australian Brush-turkey

Alectura lathami

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Royal National Park
30 Verified records at Royal National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Australian brushturkey, Australian brush-turkey, or gweela (Alectura lathami), also commonly called the bush turkey, scrub turkey, or just brushturkey, is a large mound-building bird of the family Megapodiidae. It is found in eastern Australia, ranging from Far North Queensland to the south coast of New South Wales, and has also been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is the largest living member of the Megapodiidae and one of three species native to Australia. Despite its name and superficial resemblance to other birds, the Australian brushturkey is not closely related to the American turkey or the Australian bustard (which is also known locally as the bush turkey in central Australia). Its closest relatives are the wattled brushturkey, Waigeo brushturkey, and malleefowl. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Brush-turkey sighting in Royal National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal National Park

Brown Quail
LC

Brown Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Synoicus ypsilophorus

<5% · Rare
Asian Blue Quail
LC

Asian Blue Quail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Synoicus chinensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
80–90%
2 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
80–90%
3 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australian Brush-turkey in Royal National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Australian Brush-turkey sighting in Royal National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Australian Brush-turkey in Royal National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Australian Brush-turkey in Royal National Park in our monthly data.

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