How big is a New Guinea Scrubfowl?

The New Guinea Scrubfowl is a large sized bird weighing about 666 g.

Where can you see a New Guinea Scrubfowl?

The New Guinea Scrubfowl occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a New Guinea Scrubfowl?

The New Guinea Scrubfowl is most easily confused with the Nicobar Megapode, the Tanimbar Megapode and the Biak Scrubfowl.

Is the New Guinea Scrubfowl endangered?

The New Guinea Scrubfowl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

New Guinea Scrubfowl

Megapodius decollatus

Megapodes · Galliformes · Legendary

The New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus) is a legendary megapod found in 2 countries, weighing about 666 g. The New Guinea scrubfowl or New Guinea megapode is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae.

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New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus), photo 1 — Photo: Songkran Thongon · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus), photo 2 — Photo: Songkran Thongon · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus), photo 3 — Photo: Rémi Bigonneau · CC0

New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus), photo 4 — Photo: Songkran Thongon · CC BY 4.0

New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Rémi Bigonneau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Songkran Thongon, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the New Guinea Scrubfowl

The New Guinea scrubfowl or New Guinea megapode is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in New Guinea, mostly in the northern half. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was formerly known as Megapodius affinis but Roselaar, 1994 showed that Megapodius affinis A. B. Meyer, 1874 refers to M. reinwardt.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: January, April, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in July. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a New Guinea Scrubfowl look like?: The New Guinea scrubfowl or New Guinea megapode is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae.
How big is a New Guinea Scrubfowl?: The New Guinea Scrubfowl is a large sized bird weighing about 666 g.
Where can you see a New Guinea Scrubfowl?: The New Guinea Scrubfowl occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a New Guinea Scrubfowl?: The New Guinea Scrubfowl is most easily confused with the Nicobar Megapode, the Tanimbar Megapode and the Biak Scrubfowl.
Is the New Guinea Scrubfowl endangered?: The New Guinea Scrubfowl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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