Moluccan Megapode
Photo: Ogilvie-Grant, W. R. (William Robert), 1863-1924 · Public domain

Megapodes

Moluccan Megapode

Eulipoa wallacei

VUVulnerable Endemic to Indonesia
Family
Megapodes (Megapodiidae)
Order
Galliformes

Overview

The Moluccan megapode (Eulipoa wallacei), also known as Wallace's scrubfowl, Moluccan scrubfowl or painted megapode, is a small, approximately 31 cm long, olive-brown megapode. The genus Eulipoa is monotypic, but the Moluccan megapode is sometimes placed in Megapodius instead. Both sexes are similar with an olive-brown plumage, bluish-grey below, white undertail coverts, brown iris, bare pink facial skin, bluish-yellow bill and dark olive legs. There are light grey stripes on reddish-maroon feathers on its back.

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Range and habitat

Moluccas and Misool (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.