The Maleo (Macrocephalo maleo) is a large gamefowl with black plumage and yellow facial skin. It also has a red-orange beak, a prominent dark bony crown, and gray-blue feet. The Maleo is native to Sulawesi and the Buton Island in Indonesia. It likes to inhabit the lowland and hill rainforests and nests on beaches, river banks, or lake shores. The Maleo feeds off fruits, seeds, ants, termites, beetles, mollusks, and other small invertebrates. Unfortunately, the Maleo is critically endangered to extinction due the harvesting of its eggs by local communities that has led to it abandoning its nesting sites.
The Maleo has a wingspan in the range of 11.8”-13.4” (30-34 cm) and total weight of 2.9-4 lb (1.3-1.8 kg). The body of the Maleo has an overall length between 21.7”-23.6” (55-60 cm), body width of 6.7”-7.5” (17-19 cm), and standing height of roughly 16.1”-18.5” (41-47 cm). The typical lifespan of the Maleo is between 16-23 years.
The Maleo (Macrocephalo maleo) is a large gamefowl with black plumage and yellow facial skin. It also has a red-orange beak, a prominent dark bony crown, and gray-blue feet. The Maleo is native to Sulawesi and the Buton Island in Indonesia. It likes to inhabit the lowland and hill rainforests and nests on beaches, river banks, or lake shores. The Maleo feeds off fruits, seeds, ants, termites, beetles, mollusks, and other small invertebrates. Unfortunately, the Maleo is critically endangered to extinction due the harvesting of its eggs by local communities that has led to it abandoning its nesting sites.
The Maleo has a wingspan in the range of 11.8”-13.4” (30-34 cm) and total weight of 2.9-4 lb (1.3-1.8 kg). The body of the Maleo has an overall length between 21.7”-23.6” (55-60 cm), body width of 6.7”-7.5” (17-19 cm), and standing height of roughly 16.1”-18.5” (41-47 cm). The typical lifespan of the Maleo is between 16-23 years.
