Megapodius layardi Tristram 1879 (Vanuatu scrubfowl)
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Reptilia - Galliformes - Megapodiidae
Belongs to Megapodius according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Worthy et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Megapodius alimentum, Megapodius amissus, Megapodius bernsteinii, Megapodius cumingii, Megapodius decollatus, Megapodius eremita, Megapodius freycinet, Megapodius geelvinkianus, Megapodius laperouse, Megapodius molistructor, Megapodius nicobariensis, Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius reinwardt, Megapodius tenimberensis
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution: found only at Teouma (Quaternary of Vanuatu)
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