Melanesian megapode

Melanesian megapode
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Megapodius
Species: M. eremita
Binomial name
Megapodius eremita
Hartlaub, 1867

The Melanesian megapode or Melanesian scrubfowl (Megapodius eremita) is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

First described by Gustav Hartlaub in 1867, it is a member of the scrubfowl genus Megapodius.

Description

It is black all over except a red cap. its claws are long.

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