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The orange-footed scrubfowl (''Megapodius reinwardt'') is a small megapode of the family Megapodiidae. This species comprises five subspecies found on many islands in Wallacea as well as southern New Guinea and northern Australia. It is a terrestrial bird the size of a domestic chicken and dark-coloured with strong orange legs and a pointed crest at the back of the head. It utilises a range of forest and scrub habitats and has colonised many small islands throughout its range. It is prolific in suburban Darwin gardens, where people refer to it as a Bush Turkey. In general, populations seem to be stable and the conservation status of the species is considered to be of Least Concern. The orange-footed scrubfowl feeds on seeds, fallen fruit and terrestrial invertebrates. As with other megapodes, it nests in large mounds of sand, leaf litter and other debris where the heat generated by the decomposition of organic material serves to incubate the eggs. Construction and maintenance of the mounds, which may reach in height and in diameter, takes place throughout the year. Some of the subspecies may be treated as full species, such as the Tanimbar scrubfowl (''Megapodius tenimberensis''), while other subspecies may be considered subspecies of other species (e.g., ''M. r. buruensis'' is sometimes considered a subspecies of the dusky megapode). == References == * Jones, Darryl N.; Dekker, Rene W.R.J.; & Roselaar, Cees S. (1995). ''The Megapodes''. Oxford University Press: Oxford. ISBN 0-19-854651-3 * Marchant, S.; & Higgins, P.J. (Eds). (1993). ''Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 2: Raptors to Lapwings''. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0-19-553069-1 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orange-footed scrubfowl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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