Vanuatu Megapode

Vanuatu Megapode
Vanuatu Megapode
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Megapodius
Species: M. layardi
Binomial name
Megapodius layardi
Tristram, 1879

The Vanuatu Megapode or Vanuatu Scrubfowl (Megapodius layardi) is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family. It was formerly known as the New Hebrides Scrubfowl. It is found only in Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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