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The female lays a clutch of two or three to over 30 large, thin-shelled eggs, mostly about 15; usually about a week apart. Each egg weighs about 10% of the female's body weight, and over a season, she commonly lays 250% of her own weight. Clutch size varies greatly between birds and with rainfall.
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by raking backwards with his feet. In late winter and early spring, he begins to collect organic material to fill it with, scraping sticks, leaves, and bark into windrows for up to 50 m (160 ft) around the hole, and building it into a nest mound, which usually rises to about 0.6 m
729:. The centre opened in February 2007 and is intended to provide a focal point for education about the malleefowl and the conservation of the species. It has a permanent exhibition and a large aviary containing a pair of malleefowl. The centre collects reported sightings of the malleefowl.
341:. The female usually lays between September and February, provided enough rain has fallen to start organic decay of the litter. The male continues to maintain the nest mound, gradually adding more soil to the mix as the summer approaches (presumably to regulate the temperature).
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chamber in August (the last month of the southern winter). The female sometimes assists with the excavation of the egg chamber, and the timing varies with temperature and
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to render them invisible, or else fade silently and rapidly into the undergrowth (flying away only if surprised or chased). They have many tactics to run away from
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609:. Before the arrival of Europeans, the malleefowl was found over huge swaths of Australia.
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Description, Department of Environment and Conservation, New South Wales
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for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared.
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Department of Sustainability and Environment (2007).
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times, not always returning to the same territory afterwards.
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702:Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995
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49:of all important aspects of the article.
822:"National Recovery Plan for malleefowl"
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709:Yongergnow Australian Malleefowl Centre
687:on schedule 8 of the South Australian
45:Please consider expanding the lead to
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690:National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
666:Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988)
381:, it can fly strongly within a day.
999:Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group
976:: The Bird That Builds an Incubator
760:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
318:during the season and little else.
501:Murray-Sunset, Hattah and Annuello
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511:Wyperfeld, Big Desert and Ngarkat
3339:IUCN Red List vulnerable species
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978:. Angus & Robertson: Sydney.
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749:BirdLife International (2022).
527:Wongan Hills, Western Australia
37:may be too short to adequately
802:. BirdLife International. 2012
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3374:Vulnerable fauna of Australia
994:Malleefowl Preservation Group
416:'s fertile southwest corner.
412:, and the semiarid fringe of
269:about the size of a domestic
683:The malleefowl is listed as
659:The malleefowl is listed as
989:BirdLife Species Factsheet.
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3379:Endemic birds of Australia
3359:Birds of Western Australia
603:southern hairy-nose wombat
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3349:Birds of New South Wales
1066:and their extinct allies
820:Benshemesh, Joe (2007).
484:Southern Yorke Peninsula
388:Distribution and habitat
3344:Birds described in 1840
700:on the New South Wales
540:Dunn Rock and Lake King
1022:The Mallee Fowl (1957)
1008:The Birds of Australia
721:, on the road between
669:. Under this Act, an
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420:Important bird areas
89:, Western Australia
585:Conservation status
452:Southern NSW Mallee
96:Conservation status
3132:BirdLife-Australia
1328:Quercymegapodiidae
889:2008-10-15 at the
871:2008-10-06 at the
649:on the Australian
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555:Karara and Lochada
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639:giant malleefowl
545:Fitzgerald River
479:Riverland Mallee
348:Malleefowl mound
279:giant malleefowl
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224:L. ocellata
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193:Megapodiidae
65:
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34:lead section
3194:iNaturalist
3042:Wikispecies
2965:Tympanuchus
2886:Falcipennis
2879:Dendragapus
2762:Lophophorus
2728:Chauvireria
2712:Phasianinae
2690:Haematortyx
2683:Galloperdix
2622:Scleroptila
2594:Francolinus
2580:Bambusicola
2491:Coturnicini
2421:Arborophila
2381:Shanxiornis
2361:Schaubortyx
2261:Lophogallus
2231:Centuriavis
2204:Phasianidae
2191:Phasianidae
2156:See below ↓
2147:Phasianidae
2132:Rhynchortyx
2097:Dactylortyx
2056:Ptilopachus
1898:See below ↓
1777:Chamaepetes
1761:Penelopinae
1730:Boreortalis
1666:Megapodiini
1631:Latagallina
1594:Ngawupodius
1573:Garrdimalga
1486:Bumbanortyx
1449:Galliformes
1436:Galliformes
1401:See below ↓
1392:Galliformes
1337:Ameripodius
1314:Xorazmortyx
1307:Scopelortyx
1184:Chambiortyx
1173:Austinornis
1140:Anisolornis
959:HANZAB list
846:Piper, Ross
633:Fossils of
601:. Like the
589:Across its
248:Gould, 1840
183:Galliformes
71:Malleefowl
3333:Categories
3311:Xeno-canto
3137:malleefowl
2865:Canachites
2849:Tetraonini
2838:Syrmaticus
2787:Phasianini
2663:Rheinardia
2649:Argusianus
2615:Peliperdix
2608:Ortygornis
2546:Pternistis
2507:Ammoperdix
2456:Xenoperdix
2442:Rhizothera
2428:Caloperdix
2412:Rollulinae
2341:Plioperdix
2331:Pliogallus
2311:Palaeortyx
2241:Diangallus
2104:Dendrortyx
2076:Callipepla
1822:Oreophasis
1791:Penelopina
1689:Megapodius
1614:Aepypodius
1605:Alecturini
1496:Linquornis
1381:Sylviornis
1228:Percolinus
1206:Gigantibis
1194:Coturnipes
1162:Argillipes
1062:Genera of
806:2012-10-27
780:7 February
733:References
698:endangered
685:vulnerable
678:endangered
661:threatened
647:vulnerable
619:vulnerable
469:Gum Lagoon
257:malleefowl
111:Vulnerable
2958:Tetrastes
2907:Meleagris
2831:Phasianus
2735:Ithaginis
2539:Perdicula
2500:Alectoris
2467:Pavoninae
2401:Tologuica
2281:Miogallus
2125:Philortyx
1965:Agelastes
1958:Acryllium
1949:Numididae
1863:Nothocrax
1655:Talegalla
1546:Taoperdix
1506:Namaortyx
1351:Taubacrex
1293:Paraortyx
1239:Tegulavis
1217:Litoripes
1075:Kingdom:
831:17 August
727:Esperance
625:Australia
304:predators
285:Behaviour
218:Species:
149:Kingdom:
143:Eukaryota
39:summarize
3238:22678646
3212:11114670
3124:22678646
3119:BirdLife
3108:BioLib:
3027:Wikidata
2934:Pucrasia
2776:Tragopan
2642:Afropavo
2633:Pavonini
2553:Synoicus
2532:Ophrysia
2514:Coturnix
2449:Rollulus
2291:Mioryaba
2221:Bantamyx
2118:Oreortyx
2090:Cyrtonyx
2026:Nanortyx
1989:Telecrex
1809:Cracinae
1784:Penelope
1704:Cracidae
1621:Alectura
1466:Amitabha
1300:Pirortyx
1083:Chordata
1081:Phylum:
1077:Animalia
1064:landfowl
887:Archived
869:Archived
848:(2007),
550:Holleton
529:in 1900s
490:Victoria
474:Peebinga
424:Several
379:feathers
339:rainfall
310:Breeding
189:Family:
163:Chordata
159:Phylum:
153:Animalia
139:Domain:
116:IUCN 3.1
3186:2482152
3173:mallee1
3147:mallee1
3096:Avibase
3033:Q901228
2900:Lyrurus
2893:Lagopus
2817:Lophura
2796:Catreus
2571:Gallini
2083:Colinus
2036:Neortyx
2016:Miortyx
1972:Guttera
1840:Cracini
1829:Ortalis
1770:Aburria
1750:Procrax
1675:Eulipoa
1648:Progura
1526:Procrax
1099:Clade:
1087:Class:
1004:Gould's
715:Ongerup
595:red fox
506:Wandown
370:compost
300:plumage
271:chicken
199:Genus:
179:Order:
169:Class:
114: (
87:Ongerup
3364:Leipoa
3290:401374
3277:109888
3225:175702
3083:ARKive
2951:Tetrao
2858:Bonasa
2824:Perdix
2601:Gallus
1979:Numida
1798:Pipile
1638:Leipoa
1584:Mwalau
910:
723:Albany
447:Goonoo
398:Murray
394:mallee
323:mallee
316:mating
275:Leipoa
212:, 1840
204:Leipoa
3298:SPRAT
3264:70251
3207:IRMNG
3168:eBird
3160:6P76F
3144:BOW:
3111:21538
2742:Lerwa
1870:Pauxi
1012:plate
825:(PDF)
591:range
377:tail
210:Gould
3251:8981
3246:NCBI
3233:IUCN
3220:ITIS
3199:2040
3181:GBIF
2656:Pavo
1856:Mitu
1849:Crax
1089:Aves
908:ISBN
833:2018
782:2023
765:2022
725:and
572:and
327:soil
267:bird
255:The
173:Aves
3303:934
3155:CoL
3070:AFD
3057:ADW
769:doi
335:egg
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