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{{Taxonomy
|name=Megapodiidae
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|domain=Eukaryota
|kingdom=Animalia
|subkingdom=Bilateria
|branch=Deuterostomia
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|phylum=Chordata
|subphylum=Vertebrata
|infraphylum=Gnathostomata
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|superclass=Tetrapoda
|class=Aves
|subclass=Avialae
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|superorder=Galloanserimorphae
|order=Galliformes
|suborder=Craci
|infraorder=
|superfamily=Megapodioidea
|families=
|family=Megapodiidae
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'''Megapodiidae''' is a family of 8 genera and 26 species of chicken-like birds, notable for the nest-mounds they build to incubate their eggs.
==Species==
*Family Megapodiidae
::Genus ''Alectura''
:::Australian brushturkey, ''Alectura lathami''
::Genus ''Aepypodius''
:::Waigeo brushturkey, ''Aepypodius bruijnii''
:::Wattled brushturkey, ''Aepypodius arfakianus''
::Genus ''Eulipoa''
:::Moluccan megapode, ''Eulipoa wallacei''
::Genus ''Leipoa''
:::Giant mallee fowl, ''Leipoa gallinacea'' (extinct)
:::[[Mallee fowl]], ''Leipoa ocellata''
::Genus ''Macrocephalon''
:::Maleo, ''Macrocephalon maleo''
::Genus ''Megapodius''
:::Biak scrubfowl ''Megapodius geelvinkianus''
:::Consumed scrubfowl ''Megapodius alimentum'' (extinct)
:::Dusky megapode, ''Megapodius freycinet''
:::Melanesian megapode, ''Megapodius eremita''
:::Micronesian megapode, ''Megapodius laperouse''
:::New Guinea scrubfowl, ''Megapodius affinis''
:::Nicobar megapode, ''Megapodius nicobariensis''
:::Orange-footed scrubfowl ''Megapodius reinwardt''
:::Philippine megapode, ''Megapodius cumingii''
:::Pile-builder scrubfowl ''Megapodius molistructor'' (extinct)
:::Sula megapode, ''Megapodius bernsteinii''
:::Tanimbar megapode, ''Megapodius tenimberensis''
:::Tongan megapode, ''Megapodius pritchardii''
:::Vanuatu megapode, ''Megapodius layardi''
:::Viti Levu scrubfowl, ''Megapodius amissus'' (extinct)
::Genus ''Megavitiornis''
:::Noble megapode, ''Megavitiornis altirostris'' (extinct)
::Genus ''Talegalla''
:::Black-billed brushturkey, ''Talegalla fuscirostris''
:::Collared brushturkey, ''Talegalla jobiensis''
:::Red-billed brushturkey, ''Talegalla cuvieri''
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|image=
|caption=
|domain=Eukaryota
|kingdom=Animalia
|subkingdom=Bilateria
|branch=Deuterostomia
|superphylum=
|phylum=Chordata
|subphylum=Vertebrata
|infraphylum=Gnathostomata
|microphylum=
|superdivision=
|division=
|subdivision=
|superclass=Tetrapoda
|class=Aves
|subclass=Avialae
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|superorder=Galloanserimorphae
|order=Galliformes
|suborder=Craci
|infraorder=
|superfamily=Megapodioidea
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|family=Megapodiidae
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}}
'''Megapodiidae''' is a family of 8 genera and 26 species of chicken-like birds, notable for the nest-mounds they build to incubate their eggs.
==Species==
*Family Megapodiidae
::Genus ''Alectura''
:::Australian brushturkey, ''Alectura lathami''
::Genus ''Aepypodius''
:::Waigeo brushturkey, ''Aepypodius bruijnii''
:::Wattled brushturkey, ''Aepypodius arfakianus''
::Genus ''Eulipoa''
:::Moluccan megapode, ''Eulipoa wallacei''
::Genus ''Leipoa''
:::Giant mallee fowl, ''Leipoa gallinacea'' (extinct)
:::[[Mallee fowl]], ''Leipoa ocellata''
::Genus ''Macrocephalon''
:::Maleo, ''Macrocephalon maleo''
::Genus ''Megapodius''
:::Biak scrubfowl ''Megapodius geelvinkianus''
:::Consumed scrubfowl ''Megapodius alimentum'' (extinct)
:::Dusky megapode, ''Megapodius freycinet''
:::Melanesian megapode, ''Megapodius eremita''
:::Micronesian megapode, ''Megapodius laperouse''
:::New Guinea scrubfowl, ''Megapodius affinis''
:::Nicobar megapode, ''Megapodius nicobariensis''
:::Orange-footed scrubfowl ''Megapodius reinwardt''
:::Philippine megapode, ''Megapodius cumingii''
:::Pile-builder scrubfowl ''Megapodius molistructor'' (extinct)
:::Sula megapode, ''Megapodius bernsteinii''
:::Tanimbar megapode, ''Megapodius tenimberensis''
:::Tongan megapode, ''Megapodius pritchardii''
:::Vanuatu megapode, ''Megapodius layardi''
:::Viti Levu scrubfowl, ''Megapodius amissus'' (extinct)
::Genus ''Megavitiornis''
:::Noble megapode, ''Megavitiornis altirostris'' (extinct)
::Genus ''Talegalla''
:::Black-billed brushturkey, ''Talegalla fuscirostris''
:::Collared brushturkey, ''Talegalla jobiensis''
:::Red-billed brushturkey, ''Talegalla cuvieri''