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Australian bustard
The Australian bustard (''Ardeotis australis'') is a large ground bird of grassland, woodland and open agricultural country across northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is also commonly referred to as the plains turkey, and in Central Australia as bush turkey,〔 particularly by Aboriginal people, though this name may also be used for the Australian brushturkey as well as the orange-footed scrubfowl.
==Description==
The male is up to tall with a wingspan. The average weight for males is , with a range of .〔(Ziembicki, M (2010) Australian Bustard ), CSIRO Publishing〕〔''CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses'' by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5.〕 The female is quite a bit smaller at tall, with a wingspan and an average body mass of in a range of but is similarly coloured.〔〔〔(Australian Bustard – Ardeotis australis ). Oiseaux.net (2009-10-25). Retrieved on 2012-08-21.〕
The largest male recorded was 14.5 kg (32 lb). Although it is the largest extant flying land bird in Australia, this long-legged bird is the smallest species in the ''Ardeotis'' genus.〔 The back, wings and tail are dull brown, mottled black and white markings on the wing coverts. The neck and head appear dull white and the crown black. Legs are yellow to cream coloured.
When disturbed, Australian bustards often adopt a cryptic pose with neck erect and bill pointed skywards. They may stalk gradually away or run if alarmed, taking flight as a last resort. Populations are highly nomadic following rain and feed, which includes seeds, fruit, centipedes, insects, molluscs, lizards, young birds and small rodents.
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