Moluccan megapode
Eulipoa wallacei (G. R. Gray, 1861)
The moluccan megapode (Eulipoa wallacei) is a species in the family Megapodiidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 498.8 g to 510 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the moluccan megapode
- Weight
- 498.8 g – 510 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 74.2 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the moluccan megapode live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The moluccan megapode is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the moluccan megapode?
The Moluccan megapode (Eulipoa wallacei), also known as Wallace's scrubfowl, Moluccan scrubfowl or painted megapode, is a small, approximately 31 cm long, olive-brown megapode. The genus Eulipoa is monotypic, but the Moluccan megapode is sometimes placed in Megapodius instead. Both sexes are similar with an olive-brown plumage, bluish-grey below, white undertail coverts, brown iris, bare pink facial skin, bluish-yellow bill and dark olive legs. There are light grey stripes on reddish-maroon feathers on its back. The young has brownish plumage, a black bill, legs and hazel iris.
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Is the moluccan megapode endangered?
The moluccan megapode is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the moluccan megapode classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyMegapodiidae
- genusEulipoa
- SpeciesEulipoa wallacei (G. R. Gray, 1861)
Synonyms Megapodius wallacei, Megapodius wallacei wallacei, Megapodius wallacei wallacei
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- Moluccan scrubfowlEnglish
- Moluccan scrubfowlEnglish
- Moluccan scrubfowlEnglish
- Painted megapodeEnglish
- Wallace's scrubfowlEnglish
- شقبان مطليArabic
- شقبان مولوكانArabic
- شقبان والاسArabic
- megàpode de WallaceCatalan
- tabon moluckýCzech
- Aderyn tomen WallaceWelsh
- Moluk BuskhøneDanish
- MolukkenhuhnGerman
- Molukken-GroßfußhuhnGerman
- Wallace-GroßfußhuhnGerman
- WallacegroßfußhuhnGerman
- moluka megapodoEsperanto
- Moluka nestamasuloEsperanto
- Talégalo de WallaceSpanish
- punaselg-rihukanaEstonian
- پابزرگ ملوکیPersian
- molukkienisojalkaFinnish
- Mégapode de WallaceFrench
- דגרתל וולאסHebrew
- molučka kokošinaCroatian
- maluku-szigeteki ásótyúkHungarian
- Gosong malukuIndonesian
- Megapodio delle MoluccheItalian
- モルッカツカツクリJapanese
- molukinė vištaLithuanian
- Moluks BoshoenDutch
- MolukkenboshoenDutch
- molukkovnhøneNorwegian
- nogal moluckiPolish
- frango-do-mato-das-molucasPortuguese
- Молуккский большеногRussian
- tabon džungľovýSlovak
- Molučka megapodaSerbian
- moluckstorfotshönaSwedish
- Boyalı MegapodTurkish
- великоніг молуцькийUkrainian
- 摩鹿加塚雉Chinese
Relatives of the moluccan megapode
Other species in the same family Megapodiidae.
Maleo
Macrocephalon maleo
Australian brushturkey
Alectura lathami
Malleefowl
Leipoa ocellata
Orange-footed scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardt
Nicobar megapode
Megapodius nicobariensis
Tongan megapode
Megapodius pritchardii
CompareMoluccan megapode vs MaleoMoluccan megapode vs Australian brushturkeyMoluccan megapode vs MalleefowlMoluccan megapode vs Orange-footed scrubfowl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the moluccan megapode?
An adult moluccan megapode weighs 498.8 g – 510 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the moluccan megapode live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the moluccan megapode for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the moluccan megapode endangered?
The moluccan megapode is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the moluccan megapode?
The moluccan megapode (Eulipoa wallacei) belongs to the family Megapodiidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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