Megapodius tenimberensis
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Scientific classification
- name：Megapodius tenimberensis
- Aliases：Megapodius tenimberensis，Tanimbar Scrubfowl
- Outline：Landfowl
- Family：P.Genus P.family P.Genus
Vital signs
- length：35-47cm
- Weight：No textual research information is available
- lifetime：No textual research information is available
Feature
It is a large megapode with a very short, pointed crest.
Details
The Tanimbar Scrubfowl (Megapodius tenimberensis), formerly a subspecies of the orange-footed Megapod, was designated as a separate species in 2014.
Tanimba megapods live alone and in pairs. Omnivorous, eating small invertebrates and 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 use temperature to naturally hatch their eggs in a large burial mound-shaped nest.
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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Location
It is found in Tanimba and nearby islands in the South Moluccas, Indonesia.
The habitat is dense forest.
Form
The Tanimba megapode is a large megapode, 35-47 cm long. It has a very short, pointed crest. The plumage is mainly brown and olive, the beak is pale, and the cheeks have red bare skin. The back of the body is more maroon, and the chest and abdomen are charcoal gray.
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