Nicobar Megapode

Megapodius nicobariensis

Vulnerable

The Nicobar Megapode is a mound-building island bird restricted to the Nicobar Islands. It lives in coastal forest, scrub, and island woodland, where it uses decomposing vegetation and warm sand to incubate its eggs. Fun fact: Newly hatched megapode chicks dig themselves out of the mound and can run and fly without parental care.

Family

Megapodiidae

Group

Megapodes

Range

Nicobar Megapode Range — Restricted resident range in the Nicobar Islands of India

Population

≈ 750–1.5K

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