Tanimbar Megapode
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Megapodes

Tanimbar Megapode

Megapodius tenimberensis

VUVulnerable Endemic to Indonesia
Family
Megapodes (Megapodiidae)
Order
Galliformes

Overview

The Tanimbar megapode or Tanimbar scrubfowl (Megapodius tenimberensis) is a small megapode endemic to the Tanimbar Islands of Indonesia. It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the orange-footed scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt.
It is a terrestrial bird the size of a domestic chicken, which is found in a range of forest and scrub habitats.
It feeds on seeds, fallen fruit and terrestrial invertebrates.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Tanimbar Islands (Banda Sea).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.