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genus

Megapodius

Megapodius is a genus in the family Megapodiidae. This database currently files 16 species under it, 4 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
16
Threatened
4
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
69%
Weight range
308 g – 926 g

Best-known members of Megapodius

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Megapodius?

12 of 16 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable433%
NTNear Threatened217%
LCLeast Concern650%

Where is Megapodius found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 5 species
  • None on record
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia5

All species in Megapodius

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Orange-footed scrubfowlMegapodius reinwardtMegapodiidaeLeast Concern875.8 g1
Nicobar megapodeMegapodius nicobariensisMegapodiidaeVulnerable836.7 gNot recorded
Tongan megapodeMegapodius pritchardiiMegapodiidaeVulnerable365 gNot recorded
Philippine megapodeMegapodius cumingiiMegapodiidaeLeast Concern841 gNot recorded
Dusky megapodeMegapodius freycinetMegapodiidaeLeast Concern642.5 gNot recorded
Micronesian megapodeMegapodius laperouseMegapodiidaeNear Threatened308 gNot recorded
Vanuatu megapodeMegapodius layardiMegapodiidaeLeast Concern768.6 g1
Sula megapodeMegapodius bernsteiniiMegapodiidaeVulnerable926 gNot recorded
Melanesian megapodeMegapodius eremitaMegapodiidaeLeast Concern676.7 g1
Biak scrubfowlMegapodius geelvinkianusMegapodiidaeNear Threatened642.5 g1
Tanimbar megapodeMegapodius tenimberensisMegapodiidaeVulnerable875.8 gNot recorded
New Guinea scrubfowlMegapodius decollatusMegapodiidaeLeast Concern666.3 g1
Pile-builder megapodeMegapodius molistructorMegapodiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Consumed megapodeMegapodius alimentumMegapodiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedMegapodius assimilisMegapodiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedMegapodius rubrifronsMegapodiidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded