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Australian bustard /

The Australian bustard is Australia's heaviest flying bird. It is an icon of theAustralian outback where it is more commonly known as the bush or plains turkey. Itis also culturally and spiritually significant to Aboriginal people, who prize it as afavourite bush tucker.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ziembicki, Mark
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2010.
Series:Australian natural history series.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; 1 Talking turkey; 2 Bustard Dreaming; 3 Taxonomy and characteristics; 4 Status, distribution and habitat; 5 Diet and the daily routine; 6 Exploding bustards; 7 Movements; 8 Threats and conservation.