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Maleo
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<p>The maleo (<i>Macrocephalon maleo</i>) is a large <a href="/facts/Megapode/t8sJxze5">megapode</a> and the only member of the <a href="/facts/Monotypic/QvoM9aGP">monotypic</a> genus <i>Macrocephalon</i>. The maleo is <a href="/facts/Endemism/xt4IpIsl">endemic</a> to <a href="/facts/Sulawesi/BKg2WNej">Sulawesi</a> and the nearby smaller island of <a href="/facts/Buton/M2cRWGMm">Buton</a> in <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a>. It is found in the tropical lowland and hill forests, but nests in the open sandy areas, <a href="/facts/Volcanic_soil/UG5TCyoT">volcanic soils</a>, or <a href="/facts/Beach/P8dhamMd">beaches</a> that are heated by the sun or <a href="/facts/Geothermal_energy/ClKR9sTL">geothermal</a> energy for incubation. </p>