Tabon Scrubfowl

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Tabon Scrubfowl
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Megapodius
Species: M. cumingii
Binomial name
Megapodius cumingii
Dillwyn, 1853

The Tabon Scrubfowl (Megapodius cumingii), also known as the Philippine Scrubfowl or the Philippine Megapode, is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ BirdLife International 2004. Megapodius cumingii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.


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