Family

Megapodes

Megapodiidae

7 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGalliformes (Landfowl)
FamilyMegapodiidae (Megapodes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Alectura lathami

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Megapodius reinwardt

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Megapodius cumingii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Megapodius freycinet

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Talegalla cuvieri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aepypodius bruijnii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

CR Endemic

Macrocephalon maleo

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~60%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~60%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Megapodes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~80%
	Australian Brush-turkey			~80%
2	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~80%
	Australian Brush-turkey			~80%
3	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~80%
	Orange-footed Scrubfowl			~80%
4	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~70%
	Orange-footed Scrubfowl			~60%
	Australian Brush-turkey			~20%
5	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~50%
	Tabon Scrubfowl			~50%
	Maleo			Insufficient data
6	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~40%
	Australian Brush-turkey			~40%
7	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Orange-footed Scrubfowl			~30%
8	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4	~30%
	Dusky Scrubfowl			~30%
	Red-billed Brush-turkey			<5%
	Bruijn's Brush-turkey			<5%
	Orange-footed Scrubfowl			Insufficient data
9	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~20%
	Orange-footed Scrubfowl			~20%
10	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Brush-turkey			<5%
11	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Brush-turkey			<5%
12	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Orange-footed Scrubfowl			Insufficient data
13	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Tabon Scrubfowl			Insufficient data
14	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Tabon Scrubfowl			Insufficient data