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Malleefowl

Leipoa ocellata Gould, J 1840

The malleefowl is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken. It is notable for the large nesting mounds constructed by the males and lack of parental care after the chicks hatch. It is the only living representative of the genus Leipoa, though the extinct giant malleefowl was a close relative. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Megapodiidae
Genus:
   Leipoa
Scientific:
  Leipoa ocellata

Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1840

Reference:
   Birds Austral. [Gould] pt1 pl.6[=5],pl.78

Protonym:
  Leipoa ocellata

Type locality:
  Western Australia; type locality given as Swan River by Mathews, infra.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BE7FA4651093E668

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BE7FA465

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BE7FA465

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175702


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Leipoa ocellata: scrub and heath of southwestern and southern Australia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Malleefowl
Catalan:
Talègol ocel·lat
Czech:
tabon holubí
Danish:
Malleehøne
German:
Thermometerhuhn
Spanish:
Talégalo Leipoa
Spanish (Spain):
Talégalo Leipoa
Finnish:
malleekana
French:
Léipoa ocellé
Croatian:
pjegava kokošina
Hungarian:
homoki lábastyúk
Icelandic:
Kjarrhæna
Italian:
Megapodio del mallee
Japanese (romaji):
kusamuratsukatsukuri
Japanese:
クサムラツカツクリ
Lithuanian:
Akiuotoji višta
Dutch:
Thermometervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Malleeomnhøne
Norwegian:
Malleeovnhøne
Polish:
nogal prążkowany
Portuguese:
Leipoa
Portuguese (Portugal):
peru-do-mato-ocelado
Russian:
Глазчатая сорная курица
Slovak:
tabon okavý
Serbian:
Pegava megapoda
Swedish:
malleehöna
Ukrainian:
Великоніг строкатий
Chinese:
斑眼塚雉
Chinese (Traditional):
眼斑塚雉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Léipoa ocellé ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Léipoa ocellé ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Mallee Fowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Mallee Fowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Mallee Fowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Mallee Fowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Mallee Fowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Leipoa ocellata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Leipoa ocellata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Leipoa ocellata [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Malleefowl ( Leipoa ocellata) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Leipoa ocellata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Leipoa ocellata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: xallı toyuq
Bengali: ভচর ভুযচগ
Bengali (transliteration): mali muragi
Catalan: Talègol ocel·lat
Czech: Tabon holubí
Danish: Malleehøne
German: Thermometerhuhn
English: Banks Is scrub fowl, Eastern Mallee Fowl, Mallee Fowl, Malleefowl, Western Mallee Fowl
English, HBW: Malleefowl
English (IOC): Malleefowl
English (United States): Malleefowl
Esperanto: Ocela nestamasulo
Spanish: Talégalo Leipoa, Telégala Leipoa
Spanish (Spain): Talégalo Leipoa
Spanish (HBW): Malleefowl
Estonian: kõnnu-rihukana
Finnish: Malleekana
French: Leipoa ocellé, Léipoa ocellé
Croatian: pjegava kokošina
Hungarian: homoki lábastyúk
Icelandic: Kjarrhæna
Italian: Fagiano australiano, Megapodio del mallee
Japanese (romaji): kusamuratsukatsukuri
Japanese: クサムラツカツクリ
Kara-Kalpak: үлкен көзли таўық
Kirghiz: чаар тоок
Scientific: Leipoa ocellata, Leipoa ocellata ocellata
Lithuanian: Akiuotoji višta
Dutch: Thermometerhoen, Thermometervogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Malleeomnhøne
Norwegian: Malleeovnhøne
Polish: Nogal prąkowany, nogal prazkowany, nogal prążkowany, Nogal pręgoskrzydły
Portuguese: Leipoa
Portuguese (Portugal): peru-do-mato-ocelado
Russian: Глазчатая курица, Глазчатая сорная курица, Глазчатый большеног
Slovak: Tabon holubí, tabon okavý
Serbian: Pegava megapoda
Swedish: Malleehöna
Turkish: Benekli Megapod
Ukrainian: Великоніг строкатий
Chinese: 斑眼塚雉
Chinese (Traditional): 眼斑塚雉

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