Megapodiidae

Megapodiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Sub-class	Avialae
Order Information
Superorder	Galloanserimorphae
Order	Galliformes
Sub-order	Craci
Family Information
Superfamily	Megapodioidea
Family	Megapodiidae
Population statistics

Megapodiidae is a family of 8 genera and 26 species of chicken-like birds, notable for the nest-mounds they build to incubate their eggs.

Species

• Family Megapodiidae

Genus Alectura

Australian brush turkey, Alectura lathami

Genus Aepypodius

Waigeo brushturkey, Aepypodius bruijnii

Wattled brushturkey, Aepypodius arfakianus

Genus Eulipoa

Moluccan megapode, Eulipoa wallacei

Genus Leipoa

Giant mallee fowl, Leipoa gallinacea (extinct)

Mallee fowl, Leipoa ocellata

Genus Macrocephalon

Maleo, Macrocephalon maleo

Genus Megapodius

Biak scrubfowl Megapodius geelvinkianus

Consumed scrubfowl Megapodius alimentum (extinct)

Dusky megapode, Megapodius freycinet

Melanesian megapode, Megapodius eremita

Micronesian megapode, Megapodius laperouse

New Guinea scrubfowl, Megapodius affinis

Nicobar megapode, Megapodius nicobariensis

Orange-footed scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt

Philippine megapode, Megapodius cumingii

Pile-builder scrubfowl Megapodius molistructor (extinct)

Sula megapode, Megapodius bernsteinii

Tanimbar megapode, Megapodius tenimberensis

Tongan megapode, Megapodius pritchardii

Vanuatu megapode, Megapodius layardi

Viti Levu scrubfowl, Megapodius amissus (extinct)

Genus Megavitiornis

Noble megapode, Megavitiornis altirostris (extinct)

Genus Talegalla

Black-billed brushturkey, Talegalla fuscirostris

Collared brushturkey, Talegalla jobiensis

Red-billed brushturkey, Talegalla cuvieri