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Philippine megapode

Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn, 1853

LCLeast Concernbirds

The philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii) is a species in the family Megapodiidae, order Galliformes. Recorded adults weigh 753.5 g to 930.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii)
Photo: R W Shufeldt (1850 - 1934) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the philippine megapode

Weight
753.5 g – 930.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
77 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
5.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the philippine megapode live?

Not recorded

What is the philippine megapode?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii), also known as the Philippine scrubfowl or the Tabon scrubfowl, is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in the Philippines, northeastern Borneo, and Sulawesi. It has a wide range of natural habitats which include tropical dry forest, tropical moist lowland forest, tropical moist montane forest and small islands. The species was named after the collector Hugh Cuming.

From the Wikipedia article “Philippine megapode” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_megapode&oldid=1379735924), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the philippine megapode endangered?

The philippine megapode is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the philippine megapode classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyMegapodiidae
  6. genusMegapodius
  7. SpeciesMegapodius cumingii Dillwyn, 1853

Synonyms Megapodius freycinet cumingii, Megapodus cumingii

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Philippine scrubfowlEnglish
  • Philippine scrubfowlEnglish
  • Tabon scrubfowlEnglish
  • Tabon scrubfowlEnglish
  • شقبان تابونArabic
  • شقبان فليبينيArabic
  • megàpode de les FilipinesCatalan
  • tabon filipínskýCzech
  • aderyn tomen y PhilipinauWelsh
  • Filippinsk BuskhøneDanish
  • PhilippinenhuhnGerman
  • Philippinen-GroßfußhuhnGerman
  • Philippinen-HuhnGerman
  • PhilippinengroßfußhuhnGerman
  • filipina megapodoEsperanto
  • Talégalo filipinoSpanish
  • filipiini rihukanaEstonian
  • filippiinienisojalkaFinnish
  • Mégapode des PhilippinesFrench
  • sivoprsa kokošinaCroatian
  • fülöp-szigeteki ásótyúkHungarian
  • Gosong pilipinaIndonesian
  • Gosong FilipinaIndonesian
  • Megapodio tabonItalian
  • Maleo delle FilippineItalian
  • Megapodio delle FilippineItalian
  • パラワンツカツクリJapanese
  • filipininė didžiakojė vištaLithuanian
  • Filipijns BoshoenDutch
  • Filippijns BoshoenDutch
  • mjaueovnhøneNorwegian
  • nogal rdzawolicyPolish
  • frango-do-mato-filipinoPortuguese
  • frango-do-mato-de-barriga-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Филиппинская курицаRussian
  • Филиппинский большеногRussian
  • tabon červenolíciSlovak
  • Filipinska megapodaSerbian
  • filippinstorfotshönaSwedish
  • filippinsk storfotshönaSwedish
  • Filipin Adaları MegapoduTurkish
  • великоніг філіпінськийUkrainian
  • 菲律宾塚雉Chinese
  • 菲律賓塚雉Chinese

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Relatives of the philippine megapode

Other species in the same genus Megapodius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the philippine megapode?

An adult philippine megapode weighs 753.5 g – 930.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the philippine megapode endangered?

The philippine megapode is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the philippine megapode?

The philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii) belongs to the family Megapodiidae in the order Galliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-megapode

MLA

“Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-megapode.

BibTeX
@misc{philippine_megapode_2026,
  title = {Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-megapode},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}