Moluccan Megapode

Eulipoa wallacei

Vulnerable

The Moluccan Megapode is an Indonesian megapode of the Maluku Islands and Misool. It lives mainly in hill and mountain forest but travels to exposed beaches or volcanic soils to lay eggs. Fun fact: It is the only megapode known for routinely laying eggs at night.

Family

Megapodiidae

Group

Megapodes

Range

Moluccan Megapode Range — Maluku and Misool forest range with beach and volcanic-soil nesting sites

Population

≈ 20K–49,999

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