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Large gray-brown bird with a pointed crest on its head and massive orange legs and feet.
At a glance
Sounds
Range map
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Also found in cosmopolitan parks and gardens. Note loud crowing call.
Resident on the floors of tropical rainforests. This species builds very large nest mounds (so large they almost look like earthworks).
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