| Tongan 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. pritchardii
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| Binomial name | |
| Megapodius pritchardii Gray, GR, 1864
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The Tongan megapode (Megapodius pritchardii) is a species of bird in the megapode family, Megapodiidae, currently endemic to Tonga. The species is also known as the Polynesian megapode, and as the Niuafo'ou megapode after the island of Niuafo'ou to which it was restricted for many years. The specific epithet honours British consul William Thomas Pritchard.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Megapodius pritchardii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22678625A156113936. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22678625A156113936.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.