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| status = VU
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| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22678632/0 |title=''Eulipoa wallacei'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2012 |access-date=26 November 2013|ref=harv}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Eulipoa wallacei'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22678632A92782396 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678632A92782396.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Eulipoa
| genus = Eulipoa
| parent_authority = [[William Robert Ogilvie-Grant|Ogilvie-Grant]], 1893
| parent_authority = [[William Robert Ogilvie-Grant|Ogilvie-Grant]], 1893
| species = wallacei
| species = wallacei
| authority = ([[George Robert Gray|Gray]], 1860)
| authority = ([[George Robert Gray|Gray, GR]], 1861)
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The '''Moluccan megapode''' (''Eulipoa wallacei''), also known as '''Wallace's scrubfowl''', '''Moluccan scrubfowl''' or '''painted megapode''', is a small, approximately 31&nbsp;cm long, olive-brown [[megapode]]. The [[genus]] ''Eulipoa'' is [[monotypic]], but the Moluccan megapode is sometimes placed in ''[[Megapodius]]'' instead. Both sexes are similar with an olive-brown plumage, bluish-grey below, white undertail coverts, brown [[Iris (anatomy)|iris]], bare pink facial skin, bluish-yellow [[Beak|bill]] and dark olive legs. There are light grey stripes on reddish-maroon feathers on its back. The young has brownish plumage, a black bill, legs and hazel iris.
The '''Moluccan megapode''' ('''''Eulipoa wallacei'''''), also known as '''Wallace's scrubfowl''', '''Moluccan scrubfowl''' or '''painted megapode''', is a small, approximately 31&nbsp;cm long, olive-brown [[megapode]]. The [[genus]] ''Eulipoa'' is [[monotypic]], but the Moluccan megapode is sometimes placed in ''[[Megapodius]]'' instead. Both sexes are similar with an olive-brown plumage, bluish-grey below, white undertail coverts, brown [[Iris (anatomy)|iris]], bare pink facial skin, bluish-yellow [[Beak|bill]] and dark olive legs. There are light grey stripes on reddish-maroon feathers on its back. The young has brownish plumage, a black bill, legs and hazel iris.


An [[Indonesia]]n [[Endemism in birds|endemic]], the Moluccan megapode is confined to hill and mountain forests on the [[Maluku Islands]] of [[Halmahera]], [[Buru]], [[Seram]], [[Ambon Island|Ambon]], [[Ternate]], [[Haruku]] and [[Bacan]]. It also found on [[Misool Island]] in [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]] province.
An [[Indonesia]]n [[Endemism in birds|endemic]], the Moluccan megapode is confined to hill and mountain forests on the [[Maluku Islands]] of [[Halmahera]], [[Buru]], [[Seram]], [[Ambon Island|Ambon]], [[Ternate]], [[Haruku]] and [[Bacan]]. It is also found on [[Misool Island]] in [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]] province.


The Moluccan megapode is the only megapode known to lay its eggs [[nocturnal]]ly. The nesting grounds are usually located in sun-exposed beach or volcanic soils.
The Moluccan megapode is the only megapode known to lay its eggs [[nocturnal]]ly. The nesting grounds are usually located in sun-exposed beach or volcanic soils.
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*[http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/moluccan-scrubfowl-eulipoa-wallacei BirdLife Species Factsheet]


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Moluccan megapode
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Eulipoa
Ogilvie-Grant, 1893
Species:
E. wallacei
Binomial name
Eulipoa wallacei
(Gray, GR, 1861)

The Moluccan megapode (Eulipoa wallacei), also known as Wallace's scrubfowl, Moluccan scrubfowl or painted megapode, is a small, approximately 31 cm long, olive-brown megapode. The genus Eulipoa is monotypic, but the Moluccan megapode is sometimes placed in Megapodius instead. Both sexes are similar with an olive-brown plumage, bluish-grey below, white undertail coverts, brown iris, bare pink facial skin, bluish-yellow bill and dark olive legs. There are light grey stripes on reddish-maroon feathers on its back. The young has brownish plumage, a black bill, legs and hazel iris.

An Indonesian endemic, the Moluccan megapode is confined to hill and mountain forests on the Maluku Islands of Halmahera, Buru, Seram, Ambon, Ternate, Haruku and Bacan. It is also found on Misool Island in West Papua province.

The Moluccan megapode is the only megapode known to lay its eggs nocturnally. The nesting grounds are usually located in sun-exposed beach or volcanic soils.

Due to ongoing habitat loss, limited range and overhunting in some areas, the Moluccan megapode is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Eulipoa wallacei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678632A92782396. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678632A92782396.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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