Bruijn's Brush-turkey
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| Aepypodius bruijnii (Oustalet, 1880) |
The Bruijn's Brush-turkey, Aepypodius bruijnii is a large, up to 43cm long, brownish black megapode with a bare red facial skin, red comb, maroon rump and chestnut brown below. There are two elongated red wattles on the back of the head and a long wattle on the foreneck. Both sexes are similar. The female has smaller comb and no wattles.
An Indonesian endemic, the Bruijn's Brush-turkey is distributed to mountain forests on Waigeo Island of West Irian Jaya.
Previously known from less than twenty-five specimens, this little known species was relocated in 2002. The name commemorates the Dutch merchant Anton August Bruijn.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range, the Bruijn's Brush-turkey is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2005). Aepypodius bruijnii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 30 October 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is vulnerable
