Vanuatu megapode

Vanuatu megapode
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
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. The species is threatened by habitat loss and egg collecting.^[1]^[2]

References

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^ Foster, Tanya (March 1999). "Update on the Vanuatu Megapode Megapodius layardi on Ambrym, Vanuatu". Bird Conservation International. 9 (1): 71. doi:10.1017/S095927090000335X. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External links

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[2] Foster, Tanya (March 1999). "Update on the Vanuatu Megapode Megapodius layardi on Ambrym, Vanuatu". Bird Conservation International. 9 (1): 71. doi:10.1017/S095927090000335X. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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