Maleo
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For the town in Italy, see Maleo, Lombardy.
The maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) is a large megapode and the only member of the monotypic genus Macrocephalon. The maleo is endemic to Sulawesi and the nearby smaller island of Buton in Indonesia. It is found in the tropical lowland and hill forests, but nests in the open sandy areas, volcanic soils, or beaches that are heated by the sun or geothermal energy for incubation.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Megapodiidae |
Genus: | Macrocephalon Müller, S, 1846 |
Species: | M. maleo |
Binomial name | |
Macrocephalon maleo S. Müller, 1846 | |
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