| Vanuatu megapode | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Megapodiidae |
| Genus: | Megapodius |
| Species: | M. layardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Megapodius layardi Tristram, 1879
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The Vanuatu megapode or Vanuatu scrubfowl (Megapodius layardi) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It was formerly known as the New Hebrides scrubfowl. It is found only in Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The species is threatened by habitat loss and egg collecting.[1][2]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Megapodius layardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678615A92781287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678615A92781287.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Foster, Tanya (March 1999). "Update on the Vanuatu Megapode Megapodius layardi on Ambrym, Vanuatu". Bird Conservation International. 9 (1): 71. doi:10.1017/S095927090000335X.