| New Guinea scrubfowl | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Megapodiidae |
| Genus: | Megapodius |
| Species: | M. decollatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megapodius decollatus Oustalet, 1878 | |
TheNew Guinea scrubfowl orNew Guinea megapode (Megapodius decollatus) is aspecies ofbird in the familyMegapodiidae. It is found inNew Guinea, mostly in the northern half. Its naturalhabitats aresubtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moistmontane forest. This species was formerly known asMegapodius affinis but Roselaar, 1994[2] showed thatMegapodius affinis A. B. Meyer, 1874 refers toM. reinwardt.
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