Species profile
Maleo
Macrocephalon maleo
Quick answer
Sulawesi, Bangka, Lembeh and Butung islands
- Scientific name
- Macrocephalon maleo
- Family
- Megapodiidae
- Order
- Galliformes
- Genus
- Macrocephalon
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
Recording Maleo in your journal
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