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• One of the main bird species is the orange-footed scrubfowl ( " Megapodius reinwardti " ), a ground dwelling bird.
• Among the undisturbed wildlife is the rare Micronesian megapode " Megapodius laperouse " which can be found only in the Northern Marianas and the Palau Islands.
• Megapodius " "'of the mound-builders, stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet in the family Megapodiidae.
• The "'Tongan megapode "'( " Megapodius pritchardii " ) is a species of bird in the megapode family Megapodiidae, currently endemic to Tonga.
• An additional species, the Moluccan megapode, has sometimes been placed in " Megapodius ", but today most place it in the genus " Eulipoa " instead.
• These include the orange-footed scrubfowl ( " Megapodius reinwardti " ), the lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo ( " Cacatua sulphure " ) and the friarbird.
• Traditionally, most members of the genus " Megapodius " have been listed as subspecies of " M . freycinet ", but today all major authorities consider this incorrect.
• The "'consumed scrubfowl "'( " Megapodius alimentum " ) is an extinct megapode that was native to Fiji and Tonga in the south-west Pacific Ocean.
• However, a 2002 survey of the island did find a handful of native species there, including the Mariana fruit bat, the Polynesian sheath-tailed bat and the Micronesian megapode " Megapodius laperouse ".
• The species is currently classified as endangered because it has a very small range, restricted to isolated undisturbed offshore islets . " Megapodius laperouse " occurs on Palau and the Northern Mariana Islands ( to USA ), and is extirpated from Guam ( to USA)
• Tabon Cave is named after the " Tabon bird " ( Tabon scrubfowl, " Megapodius cumingii " ), which deposited thick hard layers of guano during periods when the cave was uninhabited so that succeeding groups of tool-makers settled on a cement-like floor of bird dung.
• There are another 19 birds that are near-endemic to Buru : rufous-necked sparrowhawk ( " Accipiter erythrauchen " ), dusky megapode ( " Megapodius forstenii " ), Moluccan megapode ( " Megapodius wallacei " ), Papilionidae found on Buru are endemic to the island.
• There are another 19 birds that are near-endemic to Buru : rufous-necked sparrowhawk ( " Accipiter erythrauchen " ), dusky megapode ( " Megapodius forstenii " ), Moluccan megapode ( " Megapodius wallacei " ), Papilionidae found on Buru are endemic to the island.
• The consumed scrubfowl ( " Megapodius alimentum " ), a species rather widely distributed throughout Fiji and Tonga, also occurred on Lakeba and Aiwa in the past; as scrubfowl were widely transported across islands by settlers, this species might have been brought here by humans, but altogether this is not too likely.
• Tabon Cave is named after the " Tabon bird " ( Tabon scrubfowl, " Megapodius cumingii " ), which deposited thick hard layers of guano during the period when the cave was still uninhabited, resulting to a cement-like floor made of bird dung where three succeeding groups of tool-makers settled.
• 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 ).
• The "'dusky megapode "'or "'dusky scrubfowl "'( " Megapodius freycinet " ) is a medium-sized ( about 41 cm long ), blackish bird with a short pointed crest, bare red facial skin, dark legs, brown mound made from earth mixed with leaves, sand, gravel, and sticks, as big as in diameter and stand nearly tall.
• In 1998 Worthy excavated subfossil bones in Fiji, where he found remains of the flightless Viti Levu giant pigeon ( " Natunaornis gigoura " ), the Viti Levu scrubfowl ( " Megapodius amissus " ), the Viti Levu snipe ( " Coenocorypha miratropica " ), the giant Fiji ground frog ( " Platymantis megabotoniviti " ), and the small freshwater crocodile " Volia athollandersoni ".