Vanuatu Megapode
- Scientific name
- Megapodius layardi
- Family
- Megapodiidae
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Short
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Why it matters
The Vanuatu Megapode is a unique species notable for using geothermal heat from volcanic soil to incubate its eggs rather than relying on body heat. Its compact build, characterized by rounded wings and a short tail, is well-suited to the dense tropical forests of the Vanuatu archipelago where it remains an important symbol of local biodiversity.
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