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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Megapodiidae.

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  • Endemism is significant at the level of individual islands; Sulawesi has the largest fauna, with 356 species, including 96 endemics, among them the maleo (Macrocephalon maleo, EN), a distinctive megapode currently thought to number between 4,000 and 7,000 breeding pairs.

    Biological diversity in Wallacea 2008

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