Definition of Megapodes. Meaning of Megapodes. Synonyms of Megapodes

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Definition of Megapodes

Megapode
Megapode Meg"a*pode, n. [Mega- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. See Jungle fowl (b) under Jungle, and Leipoa.

Meaning of Megapodes from wikipedia

- megapode species. Some dietary and chronological data previously ****igned to dromornithids may instead be ****igned to the giant megapodes. Megapodes share...
- Islands are on the edge of the distribution of megapodes, well separated from the nearest ranges of other megapode species. Being restricted to small islands...
- would be very hard to catch. The Micronesian scrubfowl and some other megapodes are the only birds known to incubate their eggs using volcanic heat. During...
- the Melanesian scrubfowl and Melanesian megapode. M. eremita belongs to the family Megapodiidae (the megapodes) and genus Megapodius (the scrubfowl). Following...
- Niuafo'ou it is most common on the central caldera. The Tongan megapode, like all megapodes, does not incubate its eggs by sitting on them; instead the species...
- such as megapodes, doves, and rails. The hunting of these bird species for food led to their rapid extinction. In New Caledonia, the giant megapode might...
- mangroves, of the Maluku and Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia. Like other megapodes, it lays its eggs in a mound made from earth mixed with leaves, sand,...
- The Moluccan megapode (Eulipoa wallacei), also known as Wallace's scrubfowl, Moluccan scrubfowl or painted megapode, is a small, approximately 31 cm long...
- The Philippine megapode (Megapodius ****ingii), also known as the Philippine scrubfowl or the Tabon scrubfowl, is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae...
- feeds on seeds, fallen fruit and terrestrial invertebrates. Like other megapodes, it nests in large mounds of sand, leaf litter and other debris where...