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Large Megapode Bird Identified from Flores Cave Bone • Nov. 2, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Sci.News)

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Also Known As incubator bird • Megapodiidae • mound builder

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Illustration of a mallee fowl (Leipoa ocellata), a ground-dwelling bird with brown, black, and white patterned feathers, long legs, and a slightly curved beak.
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