Megapodius freycinet
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Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megapodius freycinet canonical | 2 |
| Moluccan megapode | 1 |
| dusky megapode | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
megapode ⓘ scrubfowl ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior | mound-building for incubation ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | males maintain and tend incubation mounds ⓘ |
| breedingSite | forest floor ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
Megapodius freycinet
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
dusky megapode
dusky scrub fowl ⓘ dusky scrubfowl ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| development | chicks are highly precocial at hatching ⓘ |
| diet |
feeds on fruits
ⓘ
feeds on invertebrates ⓘ feeds on seeds ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionCharacteristic | restricted to Australasian region ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
seed disperser
ⓘ
soil disturber through mound building ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | large eggs relative to body size ⓘ |
| family | Megapodiidae ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| genus | Megapodius ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | island-dwelling species ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal forest
ⓘ
secondary growth forest ⓘ tropical moist lowland forest ⓘ tropical moist montane forest ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
capable of flight
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Maluku Islands
ⓘ
Papuan Islands ⓘ West Papua ⓘ
surface form:
West Papua region
eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| nestType | ground mound nest ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
does not incubate eggs with body heat
ⓘ
uses decomposing vegetation mounds to incubate eggs ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperatureRegulationOfEggs | uses heat from decomposing organic matter ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
dusky megapode
this entity surface form:
Moluccan megapode