Megapodius freycinet
E41398
Megapodius freycinet is a species of mound-building bird, commonly known as a scrubfowl, native to forested regions of eastern Indonesia and nearby islands.
Aliases (2)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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megapode → scrubfowl → |
| activityPattern |
diurnal
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| behavior |
mound-building for incubation
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| breedingBehavior |
males maintain and tend incubation mounds
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| breedingSite |
forest floor
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| class |
Aves
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| commonName |
dusky megapode
→
dusky scrub fowl → dusky scrubfowl → |
| conservationStatus |
Least Concern
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| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List
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| development |
chicks are highly precocial at hatching
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| diet |
feeds on fruits
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feeds on invertebrates → feeds on seeds → omnivorous → |
| distributionCharacteristic |
restricted to Australasian region
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| ecologicalRole |
seed disperser
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soil disturber through mound building → |
| eggCharacteristic |
large eggs relative to body size
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| family |
Megapodiidae
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| foragingStratum |
ground
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| genus |
Megapodius
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| geographicDistribution |
island-dwelling species
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| habitat |
coastal forest
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secondary growth forest → tropical moist lowland forest → tropical moist montane forest → |
| kingdom |
Animalia
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| locomotion |
capable of flight
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terrestrial → |
| nativeTo |
Maluku Islands
→
Papuan Islands → West Papua region → eastern Indonesia → |
| nestType |
ground mound nest
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|
| order |
Galliformes
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| phylum |
Chordata
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|
| reproduction |
does not incubate eggs with body heat
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uses decomposing vegetation mounds to incubate eggs → |
| taxonRank |
species
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| temperatureRegulationOfEggs |
uses heat from decomposing organic matter
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Eulipoa wallacei
("Moluccan megapode")
→
Megapodius freycinet ("dusky megapode") → |
commonName |
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Megapodiidae
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containsTaxon |