Talegalla jobiensis Meyer, AB, 1874

Brown-collared Brush Turkey

Other common names: Collared/Red legged/Brown billed Brush turkey

Dark reddish tinge on bare skin of face and neck, legs and feet orange to dull red, reddish brown collar, iris brown, bill brown. Longicauda slightly larger.

Taxonomy: Talegallus jobiensis A. B. Meyer, 1874, Jobi (Yapen) Island.

Two subspecies recognized:  jobiensis A. B. Meyer, 1874 - Yapen I; NC New Guinea. 

                                                       longicauda A. B. Meyer, 1891 - E New Guinea, W to R Sepik and possibly R Aroa.