Philippine megapode

Philippine megapode
M. c. gilbertii in Indonesia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Megapodius
Species:
M. cumingii
Binomial name
Megapodius cumingii
Dillwyn, 1853
Subspecies
  • M. c. dillwyni (Tweeddale, 1878)
  • M. c. gilbertii (G. R. Gray, 1862)
  • M. c. cumingii (Dillwyn, 1853)
  • M. c. pusillus (Tweeddale, 1878)
  • M. c. sanghirensis (Schlegel, 1880)
  • M. c. tabon (Hachisuka, 1931)
  • M. c. talautensis (Roselaar, 1994)

The Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii), also known as the Philippine scrubfowl or the Tabon scrubfowl, is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in the Philippines, northeastern Borneo, and Sulawesi. It has a wide range of natural habitats which include tropical dry forest, tropical moist lowland forest, tropical moist montane forest and small islands. The species was named after the collector Hugh Cuming.

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