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title: "Nogal prążkowany"
description: "Leipoa ocellata — Ptaki. The malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken (to which it is distantly related)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/malleefowl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Nogal prążkowany

> Leipoa ocellata — Ptaki. The malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken (to which it is distantly related).

- Scientific name: *Leipoa ocellata*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 755
- Wikidata: [Q901228](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q901228)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2040](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2040)

## Names

- en: Malleefowl
- de: Thermometerhuhn
- es: Talégalo leipoa
- fr: Léipoa ocellé
- nl: Thermometervogel
- pt: Faisão-australiano
- pl: Nogal prążkowany

## Countries with the most observations

AU (691)

## Summary

The malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken (to which it is distantly related). It is notable for the large nesting mounds constructed by the males and lack of parental care after the chicks hatch. It is the only living representative of the genus Leipoa, though the extinct giant malleefowl was a close relative.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleefowl

## Photo

![Nogal prążkowany](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/malleefowl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Connor Margetts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247238717

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/malleefowl?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).