Maintain territories excluding single birds of same species.
Medium sized ground dwelling bird with strong, orange legs and feet. Distinctive crest at back of head. Upper wing dark brown, upper parts, chestnut brown, head, neck, dark brown - dark grey. Flight is awkward with legs dangling and trailing.
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Far northern Northern Territory, top half of Cape York, coastal Far North Qld and North Qld down to Yeppoon.
Rainforests with enclosed canopies providing shade. Dense parts of eucalyptus forests, Swamps.
Sedentary
Feeds on ground using strong legs and large strong feet raking ground for seeds, berries, roots. Sometimes eats snails and beetles.
Mounds built in shaded canopies, and on sand above high tide. Rotting plant material, sand, soil with heat generated from sun used for incubation. Uses same mound for many years and sometimes shares mound with the same species of bird.
Occasionally on outskirts of towns.
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