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Moluccan Megapode
Eulipoa wallacei (Gray, GR, 1861)
Megapodiidae — Megapodes
Moluccan Megapode, Eulipoa wallacei, lives in the northern and central Moluccas and on Misool in the Raja Ampat Islands, north-west of New Guinea. It is an Indonesian endemic tied to hill and mountain forest on islands including Halmahera, Buru, Seram, Ambon, Ternate, Haruku and Bacan. This megapode is notable for laying its eggs at night, and it uses nesting grounds in sunlit beach or volcanic soils. It was described by Gray, GR, 1861.
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Megapodiidae — Megapodes
- Breeding range
- Australasia: n, c Moluccas and Misool (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)
