Megapodius cumingii
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Megapodius cumingii, commonly known as the Philippine megapode or Tabon scrubfowl, is a ground-dwelling bird notable for incubating its eggs in mounds of decaying vegetation or warm sand rather than by body heat.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
megapode ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| behavior |
ground-dwelling
ⓘ
shy ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized bird ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | mound-breeding ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchCharacteristic | large eggs relative to body size ⓘ |
| commonName |
Philippine megapode
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tabon scrubfowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Robert Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
fruits
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ small animals ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite |
beach sand
ⓘ
forest floor ⓘ |
| family | Megapodiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| foundInHabitat |
beach thickets
ⓘ
coastal forests ⓘ islands ⓘ scrublands ⓘ secondary forests ⓘ |
| genus | Megapodius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
short-distance flight
ⓘ
terrestrial walking ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Borneo region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulawesi region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestType | mound nest ⓘ |
| offspringDevelopment |
chicks can fly soon after hatching
ⓘ
chicks hatch fully feathered ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
chicks are precocial at hatching
ⓘ
does not incubate eggs with body heat ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
incubates eggs in mounds of decaying vegetation
ⓘ
incubates eggs in warm sand ⓘ uses external heat sources for incubation ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1840 ⓘ |
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