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Sula megapode

Megapodius bernsteinii Schlegel, 1866

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The sula megapode (Megapodius bernsteinii) 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 Vulnerable.

Sula megapode (Megapodius bernsteinii)
Photo: Schlegel, 1866 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sula megapode

Weight
753.5 g – 930.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
earthwormsrc for Main food
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
77 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
10src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sula megapode live?

Not recorded

What is the sula megapode?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Sula megapode or Sula scrubfowl (Megapodius bernsteinii) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found only in the Banggai and Sula Islands between Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, where its habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat destruction.

From the Wikipedia article “Sula megapode” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sula_megapode&oldid=1380705031), 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 sula megapode endangered?

The sula megapode is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the sula megapode classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderGalliformes
  5. familyMegapodiidae
  6. genusMegapodius
  7. SpeciesMegapodius bernsteinii Schlegel, 1866

Synonyms Megapodius bernsteinii bernsteinii, Megapodius nicobariensis bernsteinii

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Sula scrubfowlEnglish
  • Sula scrubfowlEnglish
  • شقبان سولاArabic
  • Megàpode de les SulaCatalan
  • megàpode de l'illa SulaCatalan
  • tabon sulskýCzech
  • tabon BernsteinůvCzech
  • aderyn tomen Ynys SwlaWelsh
  • Sula BuskhøneDanish
  • SulahuhnGerman
  • Sula-GroßfußhuhnGerman
  • Sula-HuhnGerman
  • SulagroßfußhuhnGerman
  • sulaa megapodoEsperanto
  • Sula nestamasuloEsperanto
  • Talégalo de SulaSpanish
  • sulasaarte rihukanaEstonian
  • sulanisojalkaFinnish
  • Mégapode de BernsteinFrench
  • Sulska kokošinaSerbian (Latin)
  • riđa kokošinaCroatian
  • sula-szigeteki ásótyúkHungarian
  • Gosong sulaIndonesian
  • Megapodio delle SulaItalian
  • スラツカツクリJapanese
  • Bernšteino didžiakojė vištaLithuanian
  • Bruin BoshoenDutch
  • sulaovnhøneNorwegian
  • nogal brązowyPolish
  • frango-do-mato-das-sulaPortuguese
  • Суласская курицаRussian
  • Суласский большеногRussian
  • Сульский большеногRussian
  • tabon bronzovýSlovak
  • Megapoda sa ostrva SulaSerbian
  • sulastorfotshönaSwedish
  • Sula MegapoduTurkish
  • великоніг сулуйськийUkrainian
  • 苏拉塚雉Chinese
  • 蘇拉塚雉Chinese

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Relatives of the sula 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 sula megapode?

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

Is the sula megapode endangered?

The sula megapode is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What does the sula megapode eat?

Its recorded main food is earthworm.

What kind of animal is the sula megapode?

The sula megapode (Megapodius bernsteinii) belongs to the family Megapodiidae in the order Galliformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sula megapode (Megapodius bernsteinii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sula-megapode

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{sula_megapode_2026,
  title = {Sula megapode (Megapodius bernsteinii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sula-megapode},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}