Philippine megapode

Philippine megapode
	M. c. gilbertii in Indonesia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Megapodiidae
Genus:	Megapodius
Species:	M. cumingii
Binomial name
	Megapodius cumingii; Dillwyn, 1853
Subspecies
	M. c. dillwyni (Tweeddale, 1878); M. c. gilbertii (G. R. Gray, 1862); M. c. cumingii (Dillwyn, 1853); M. c. pusillus (Tweeddale, 1878); M. c. sanghirensis (Schlegel, 1880); M. c. tabon (Hachisuka, 1931); M. c. talautensis (Roselaar, 1994);

The Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii), also known as the Philippine scrubfowl or the Tabon scrubfowl, is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in the Philippines, northeastern Borneo, and Sulawesi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species was named after the collector Hugh Cuming.

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