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