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I wasn't expecting to see this Malleefowl last night so with a quick scramble with a new camera, I did manage to at least grab a small bit of footage of this...

About the Australian Malleefowl population, habits and threats

Malleefowl birds building and maintaining a mound nest

We volunteer for the Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group to monitor Malleefowl mounds to gauge the breeding population of this incredible bird which is sadly a threatened species in Victoria. This occurs annually at the start of summer - today we were treated to the amazing sight of a bird maintaining the mound to regulate the temperature of the core which contains the incubating eggs. It was quite magical!

A beautiful Malleefowl feeding on sundown on our conservation property in Patchewollock, Victoria. Malleefowl are unfortunately a threatened species but we a...