Editing Galliformes (section)

=== Reproduction ===
Most galliforms are very prolific, with [[clutch (eggs)|clutches]] regularly exceeding 10 eggs in many species. In contrast to most birds which are – at least for a particular breeding season – [[Monogamy in animals|monogamous]], galliforms are often [[Polygyny in animals|polygynous]] or [[Animal sexual behaviour#Polygamy|polygamous]]. Such species can be recognized by their pronounced sexual dimorphism.

Galliform young are very [[wiktionary:precocious|precocious]] and roam with their mothers – or both parents in monogamous species – mere hours after hatching. The most extreme case are the [[Megapodiidae]], where the adults do not brood, but leave [[Avian incubation|incubation]] to mounds of rotting vegetation, [[volcanism|volcanic]] ash, or hot sand. The young must dig out of the nest mounds after hatching, but they emerge from the eggs fully feathered, and upon leaving the mound, they are able to fly considerable distances.