Nicobar megapode

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bird endemic species megapode

The Nicobar megapode is a rare, ground-dwelling mound-building bird endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for incubating its eggs in large mounds of decaying vegetation and sand.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Megapodius nicobariensis 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird ⓘ
endemic species ⓘ
megapode ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
behavior ground-dwelling ⓘ
mound-building ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Indomalayan realm ⓘ
breedingSite forest edges near shore ⓘ
sandy coastal areas ⓘ
chickCharacteristic precocial at hatching ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
commonName Nicobar megapode self-link ⓘ
conservationStatus Endangered ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
country India ⓘ
diet fruits ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
distribution restricted-range species ⓘ
eggCharacteristic large egg size relative to body size ⓘ
endemicTo India ⓘ
Nicobar Islands ⓘ
family Megapodiidae ⓘ
foundIn Car Nicobar Island ⓘ
Nicobar Islands ⓘ
surface form: Central Nicobar Islands

Great Nicobar Island ⓘ
Little Nicobar ⓘ
surface form: Little Nicobar Island
genus Megapodius ⓘ
islandGroup Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
movementPattern sedentary ⓘ
nativeHabitat beach vegetation ⓘ
coastal forest ⓘ
scrub forest ⓘ
tropical forest ⓘ
nestType incubation mound ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
region Bay of Bengal ⓘ
reproduction incubates eggs in mounds of decaying vegetation and sand ⓘ
scientificName Nicobar megapode self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Megapodius nicobariensis
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat coastal development ⓘ
egg collection ⓘ
extreme weather events ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
tsunamis ⓘ
uses soil temperature for egg incubation ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicobar megapode → commonName → Nicobar megapode self-link ⓘ
Campbell Bay National Park → fauna → Nicobar megapode ⓘ
Great Nicobar Island → hasFauna → Nicobar megapode ⓘ
Nicobar megapode → scientificName → Nicobar megapode self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Megapodius nicobariensis