Red-billed Brushturkey (Talegalla cuvieri)
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Red-billed Brushturkey

Talegalla cuvieri Lesson, RP, 1828

1.8 kgWeight

The red-billed brushturkey (Talegalla cuvieri) also known as red-billed talegalla or Cuvier's brushturkey, is a large, up to 57 cm long, black megapode with bare yellow facial skin, a reddish orange bill, yellow iris, and orange feet.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: Indonesia

Red-billed Brushturkey has been recorded at 6 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. MalagufukIndonesia145 records
  2. Malagufuk villageIndonesia56 records
  3. Alex Waisimon's PropertyIndonesia5 records
More places
  1. NimbokrangIndonesia2 records
  2. Minggre Birdwatching HomestayIndonesia2 records
  3. Arfak Mtns – MaybriIndonesia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Indonesia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The red-billed brushturkey (Talegalla cuvieri) also known as red-billed talegalla or Cuvier's brushturkey, is a large, up to 57 cm long, black megapode with bare yellow facial skin, a reddish orange bill, yellow iris, and orange feet. The head is covered with bristle-like black feathers. The sexes are similar.

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Questions

How big is the Red-billed Brushturkey?

The Red-billed Brushturkey weighs around 1.8 kg.

Where does the Red-billed Brushturkey live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Misool and Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck (northern sector) and west-central New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Indonesia.

When is the best time to see the Red-billed Brushturkey?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Red-billed Brushturkey endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-billed Brushturkey as Least Concern.

What does the Red-billed Brushturkey eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Red-billed Brushturkey in?

It belongs to the family Megapodes (Megapodiidae), order Galliformes.

At a glance

Weight
1.8 kg
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
275 mm
Tail
152 mm
Bill
38 mm
Tarsus
86 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: Misool and Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, northwest of New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck (northern sector) and west-central New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Megapodes Megapodiidae
Genus
Talegalla

Other birds in the genus Talegalla

Black-billed BrushturkeyBlack-billed BrushturkeyTalegalla fuscirostrisCollared BrushturkeyCollared BrushturkeyTalegalla jobiensisAustralian BrushturkeyAustralian BrushturkeyAlectura lathamiWattled BrushturkeyWattled BrushturkeyAepypodius arfakianusWaigeo BrushturkeyWaigeo BrushturkeyAepypodius bruijniiMalleefowlMalleefowlLeipoa ocellataMaleoMaleoMacrocephalon maleoMoluccan MegapodeMoluccan MegapodeEulipoa wallaceiTongan MegapodeTongan MegapodeMegapodius pritchardiiMicronesian MegapodeMicronesian MegapodeMegapodius laperouse
Red-billed Brushturkey

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