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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
It is the size of a domestic chicken. | It is the size of a domestic chicken. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Tanimbar Islands]] of [[Indonesia]]. | [[Tanimbar Islands]] of [[Indonesia]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of [[Orange-footed Scrubfowl]], ''Megapodius reinwardt''. | It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of [[Orange-footed Scrubfowl]], ''Megapodius reinwardt''. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest and scrub. | Forest and scrub. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Terrestrial. | Terrestrial. | ||
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The diet includes seeds, fallen fruit and terrestrial invertebrates. | The diet includes seeds, fallen fruit and terrestrial invertebrates. | ||
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It nests in large mounds of sand, leaf litter and other debris where the heat generated by the decomposition of organic material incubates the eggs. | It nests in large mounds of sand, leaf litter and other debris where the heat generated by the decomposition of organic material incubates the eggs. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Megapodius+tenimberensis}} | {{GSearch|Megapodius+tenimberensis}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=28&Bird_Image_ID=26454&Bird_Family_ID=57 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=28&Bird_Image_ID=26454&Bird_Family_ID=57 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
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Revision as of 02:33, 8 July 2008
- Megapodius tenimberensis
Identification
It is the size of a domestic chicken.
Distribution
Tanimbar Islands of Indonesia.
Taxonomy
It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt.
Habitat
Forest and scrub.
Behaviour
Terrestrial.
Diet
The diet includes seeds, fallen fruit and terrestrial invertebrates.
Breeding
It nests in large mounds of sand, leaf litter and other debris where the heat generated by the decomposition of organic material incubates the eggs.