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

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  • mallee fowl 1 facts

    Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds.

  • brush turkey 0 facts

    Black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea.

  • maleo 0 facts

    Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches.