Megapodes (Megapodiidae)

Vanuatu Scrubfowl (Megapodius layardi) - HBW 2, p. 308

French: Mégapode de Layard German: Layardhuhn Spanish: Talégalo de Nuevas Hébridas
Other common names: Tristram's/New Hebrides Scrubfowl

Taxonomy: Megapodius layardi Tristram, 1879, Vaté, Vanuatu.
Formerly included in M. freycinet; alternatively linked with M. laperouse. Generally considered to form part of the M. freycinet superspecies. Monotypic.

Distribution: C & N Vanuatu (New Hebrides) and Banks Is.