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Megapodius nicobariensis

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Megapodius nicobariensis Life habits and morphological characteristics

尼科巴冢雉是一种大中型鸟类,体长43厘米,体重595-1021克。

Megapodius nicobariensis Distribution range and habitat

Country of origin: Central and lowlands of Nicobar Islands, India; Regional extinction: Myanmar.
The habitat is dense forest.

Megapodius nicobariensis Detailed Introduction

The Nicobar Scrubfowl (Megapodius nicobariensis) is a large and medium-sized bird with two subspecies.

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Nicobar megapods are omnivorous and eat a wide variety of foods on the forest floor. Shy and mysterious, but can perch in small trees and fly short distances, not long distances. Good long race, fast speed is difficult to catch up. Like other megapods, they incubate their eggs naturally in large burial mound-shaped nests. It is also the most westerly of the 19 megapods.

Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Vulnerable (VU).


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