冢雉冢雉科各种大脚的,栖息于地上的鸟,产于澳大利亚和许多南太平洋岛屿,其用泥土或腐土修筑土墩或洞穴以在其中孵蛋。
Any of various large-footed , ground-dwelling birds of the family megapodiidae , found in Australia and many South Pacific islands , that build mounds or burrows of earth and compost in which to incubate their eggs .