The megapodes, also known as incubator birds or mound-builders,
are stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small
heads and large feet in the family Megapodiidae. Their
name literally means large foot (Greek: mega = large, poda =
foot), and is a reference to the heavy legs and feet typical
of these terrestrial birds. All are browsers, all but the Malleefowl
occupy
wooded habitats, and most are brown or black colored. Megapodes
are superprecocial, hatching from their eggs in the most
mature condition of any birds. They hatch with open eyes, with
bodily coordination and strength, with full wing feathers and
downy body feathers, able to run, pursue prey, and, in some
species, fly on the same day they hatch. |
Genus: Aepypodius
Wattled Brushturkey, Aepypodius arfakianus
Waigeo Brushturkey, Aepypodius bruijnii
Genus: Alectura
Australian Brushturkey, Alectura lathami (picture
on top of page)
Genus: Eulipoa
Moluccan Megapode, Eulipoa wallacei
Genus: Leipoa
Malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata
Genus: Macrocephalon
Maleo, Macrocephalon maleo
Genus: Megapodius
| Engelsk |
Norsk |
Latinsk |
| New Guinea Scrubfowl |
Papuaovnhøne |
Megapodius
affinis |
| Sula Scrubfowl |
Sulaovnhøne |
Megapodius
bernsteinii |
| Tabon
Scrubfowl |
Mjaueovnhøne |
Megapodius
cumingii |
| Melanesian Scrubfowl |
Melanesiaovnhøne |
Megapodius
eremita |
| Forsten's Scrubfowl |
Seramovnhøne |
Megapodius
forstenii |
| Dusky Scrubfowl |
Sotovnhøne |
Megapodius
freycinet |
| Micronesian Scrubfowl |
Dvergovnhøne |
Megapodius
laperouse |
| Vanuatu Scrubfowl |
Vanuatuovnhøne |
Megapodius
layardi |
| Nicobar Scrubfowl |
Nikobarovnhøne |
Megapodius
nicobariensis |
| Niaufoou Scrubfowl |
Tongaovnhøne |
Megapodius
pritchardii |
| Orange-footed Scrubfowl |
Oransjebeinovnhøne |
Megapodius
reinwardt |
| Tanimbar Scrubfowl |
Tanimbarovnhøne |
Megapodius
tenimberensis |
| Moluccan Scrubfowl |
Molukkovnhøne |
Megapodius
wallacei |
Genus: Talegalla
Red-billed Brushturkey, Talegalla cuvieri
Black-billed Brushturkey, Talegalla fuscirostris
Collared Brushturkey, Talegalla jobiensis
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