Kingdom Animalia Order Galliformes Genus Megapodius Higher classification Megapodius | Phylum Chordata Family Megapodiidae Scientific name Megapodius affinis Rank Species | |
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Similar Biak scrubfowl, Dusky megapode, Vanuatu megapode, Melanesian megapode, Red‑billed brushturkey | ||
The New Guinea scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus) is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family. It is found in New Guinea, mostly in the northern half. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species was formerly known as Megapodius affinis but Roselaar,1994,Bulletin of the Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam,14,no.2,pp. 9–36 showed that Megapodius affinis A.B.Meyer,1874 refers to M.reinwardt.
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