Megapodiidae
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Megapodiidae is a family of ground-dwelling birds known as megapodes or mound-builders, notable for incubating their eggs in large mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand instead of brooding them with body heat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megapodiidae canonical | 16 |
| Australian brush-turkey | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird family
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taxon ⓘ |
| behavior | ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| commonName |
megapodes
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mound-builders ⓘ |
| conservationNote | some species threatened by habitat loss and predation ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Alectura lathami
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Eulipoa wallacei ⓘ Leipoa ocellata ⓘ Macrocephalon maleo ⓘ Megapodius freycinet ⓘ Megapodius species ⓘ Talegalla species ⓘ |
| development | superprecocial chicks ⓘ |
| diet |
fruits
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invertebrates ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ plant material ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| distribution |
Australasian realm
ⓘ
surface form:
Australasia
Australia ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ Pacific islands ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic |
eggs incubated in substrate rather than under parent
ⓘ
relatively large eggs ⓘ |
| habitat | terrestrial ⓘ |
| incubationStrategy |
external incubation in mounds
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use of decaying vegetation for heat ⓘ use of warm sand or soil for heat ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
capable of flight but often reluctant fliers
ⓘ
strong runners ⓘ |
| nestType |
burrow nest in warm sand or soil
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mound nest ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
build large nesting mounds
ⓘ
large feet adapted for scratching and digging ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
chicks are largely independent at hatching
ⓘ
do not brood eggs with body heat ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| systematicsNote | belongs to superfamily Megapodioidea ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| thermoregulationOfNest |
adjust mound composition and structure
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use decaying organic matter to generate heat ⓘ use solar-heated sand or geothermal heat ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Megapodiidae Description of subject: Megapodiidae is a family of ground-dwelling birds known as megapodes or mound-builders, notable for incubating their eggs in large mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand instead of brooding them with body heat.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Australian brush-turkey