| Melanesian 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. eremita
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| Binomial name | |
| Megapodius eremita Hartlaub, 1868
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The Melanesian scrubfowl or Melanesian megapode (Megapodius eremita) is a megapode species that is endemic to islands within Melanesia.[2] The Melanesian scrubfowl has a unique strategy of egg incubation in which it relies on environmental heat sources.[3] This bird species is culturally important for Indigenous peoples in Melanesia.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Megapodius eremita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22678611A132049670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22678611A132049670.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Dutson, Guy. C. L. (2011). Birds of Melanesia: Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-7136-6540-6.
- ^ Harris, Rebecca B.; Birks, Sharon M.; Leaché, Adam D. (2014). "Incubator birds: biogeographical origins and evolution of underground nesting in megapodes (Galliformes: Megapodiidae)". Journal of Biogeography. 41 (11): 2045–2056. doi:10.1111/jbi.12357. ISSN 1365-2699. S2CID 53532720.
- ^ Sinclair, J. Ross; Tuke, Lorima; Opiang, Muse (2010). "What the Locals Know: Comparing Traditional and Scientific Knowledge of Megapodes in Melanesia". In Sonia C. Tidemann, Andrew Gosler (ed.). Ethno-ornithology. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781849774758. ISBN 978-1-84977-475-8. Retrieved 2021-11-09.