Megapode
Of gallinaceous bird and Megapodiidae. May also be referred to as mound bird, mound builder, mound-bird and scrub fowl.
Large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs.
This concept's ID is @1~9117
Contains
- mallee fowl
Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds.
- brush turkey
Black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea.
- maleo
Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.