Megapodius eremita

Melanesian megapods are 39 cm long and weigh 395-925 grams.

It is found in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
The natural habitats are subtropical or tropical humid lowland forests and subtropical or tropical humid mountain forests.

Melanesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius eremita).

The diet of Melanesian megapods is mainly plant flowers, seeds, fruits, etc. The megapod has created a complete brooding system without having to incubate its own eggs directly. Laying eggs near a very hot volcano or uncooled lava; Some go to the beach to incubate their eggs in the sand piles heated by the sun. The eggs need a proper temperature to hatch, but the sand is hot during the day and cold at night. The megapod makes a sand dune on its nest. When it is hot during the day, the male will spread out the dunes and then bury the eggs in the wet, cold sand. When the temperature drops, she immediately removes the wet sand and covers the eggs with warm, dry sand. Sometimes the eggs are incubated using the heat generated when the leaves are moldy.

Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).

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