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==Human uses== In their native [[Oceania]], indigenous peoples protect their nesting sites, as their eggs are considered to be delicacies.<ref>{{cite book |title=Microlivestock: Little-known small animals with a promising economic future |year=1991 |publisher=National Academies Press |isbn=978-0309042956 |pages=170β171 |doi=10.17226/1831 |url=https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/1831/chapter/17 |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> Their eggs are about twice the size of chicken eggs and the yolks are roughly four times as massive.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cocker |first1=Mark |title=The Lava Birds |url=https://www.visitsolomons.com.sb/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BBC-Wildlife-megapodes.pdf |website=Tourism Solomons |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>
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