Mallee Fowl

Order Galliformes; Family Megapodiidae (Megapodes); Scientific name: Leipoa ocellata; Common name: Mallee Fowl – Behavioural note: Male tending nest - Distribution in Australia: suitable habitat in dry inland of southern third of Australia from Shark Bay in Western Australia, through southern half of South Australia to western Victoria and western New South Wales – Conservation status: VULNERABLE SPECIES.