Megapodius geelvinkianus

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Megapodius geelvinkianus is a species of megapode bird, known as a mound-building, ground-dwelling bird native to island habitats in the New Guinea region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
megapode
taxon
ability capable of flight
activityPattern diurnal
behavior ground-dwelling
mound-building
breedingSite island forests
category megapodes of New Guinea region
class Aves
climateZone tropical
commonName Geelvink megapode
Geelvink scrubfowl
linked to: dusky scrubfowl
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
describedBy Adolf Bernhard Meyer
development chicks are highly precocial
diet feeds on invertebrates
feeds on seeds and plant material
omnivorous
distributionRegion Australasian realm
ecologicalRole seed disperser
soil disturbance through mound building
eggCharacteristic large eggs relative to body size
family Megapodiidae
foragingStratum ground
genus Megapodius
habitat coastal forests
scrubland
tropical islands
incubationMethod does not use body heat for incubation
kingdom Animalia
locomotion terrestrial
nativeTo New Guinea region
linked to: New Guinea

Papua (Indonesia)
linked to: Papua

offshore islands of New Guinea
nestType ground nest
order Galliformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction eggs incubated by environmental heat
uses incubation mounds of decaying vegetation
taxonRank species
yearDescribed 1874

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Megapodius hasSpecies Megapodius geelvinkianus
Haruku habitatFor Moluccan megapode
linked to: Megapodius geelvinkianus
Haruku hasNotableSpecies Moluccan megapode
linked to: Megapodius geelvinkianus
Megapodius geelvinkianus commonName Geelvink megapode
linked to: Megapodius geelvinkianus