Orange-footed Megapode

Megapodius reinwardt

Least Concern

The Orange-footed Megapode is a widespread scrubfowl of the Lesser Sunda Islands, southern New Guinea, and northern Australia. It uses forest, scrub, mangroves, and even suburban gardens in parts of its range. Fun fact: Around Darwin it is a familiar mound-builder sometimes called a bush chook.

Family

Megapodiidae

Group

Megapodes

Range

Orange-footed Megapode Range — Lesser Sundas, southern New Guinea, and northern Australia island-coastal range

Population

≈ 100K–1M

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