It is a spectacular large bird with black feathers and a red head. Its total length is about 60-75 cm and a wingspan of 85 centimeters. Brush-turkeys are common birds, and have communal nests. A typical group consists of a dominant male, one or more younger males and several females. The brush turkey bulids enormous mound some five metres high, for its nest with leaves, other combustible material and earth. The mound, on which the bird lays its eggs, covers a pile of rotting vegetation. The heat produces by the decaying plant material keeps the eggs warm. Each day the male bird tests the temperature of the nest and if it becomes too warm he makes ventilation holes to cool it down.
It is a spectacular large bird with black feathers and a red head. Its total length is about 60-75 cm and a wingspan of 85 centimeters. Brush-turkeys are common birds, and have communal nests. A typical group consists of a dominant male, one or more younger males and several females. The brush turkey bulids enormous mound some five metres high, for its nest with leaves, other combustible material and earth. The mound, on which the bird lays its eggs, covers a pile of rotting vegetation. The heat produces by the decaying plant material keeps the eggs warm. Each day the male bird tests the temperature of the nest and if it becomes too warm he makes ventilation holes to cool it down.
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