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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moluccan megapode | 2 |
| Megapodius geelvinkianus canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geelvink scrubfowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Adolf Bernhard Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| development | chicks are highly precocial ⓘ |
| diet |
feeds on invertebrates
ⓘ
feeds on seeds and plant material ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| distributionRegion | Australasian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
seed disperser
ⓘ
soil disturbance through mound building ⓘ |
| eggCharacteristic | large eggs relative to body size ⓘ |
| family | Megapodiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| genus | Megapodius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal forests
ⓘ
scrubland ⓘ tropical islands ⓘ |
| incubationMethod | does not use body heat for incubation ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
New Guinea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua (Indonesia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moluccan megapode
this entity surface form:
Moluccan megapode