Brush turkeys are spreading across Sydney but how the bird crossed the harbour is a mystery

After a decades-long absence, brush turkeys are reclaiming Sydney's inner-city and southern suburbs, but not everyone has welcomed the distinctive birds back.

From the odd sighting south of the Sydney Harbour Bridge a few years ago, brush turkeys are now widespread.

Research ecologist Matthew Hall told ABC Radio Sydney it was only a matter of time before the native birds returned to the areas they once inhabited before hunting, land clearing and introduced species threatened their survival.

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