Orange-footed Scrubfowl

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Megapodius reinwardt

Orange-footed Scrubfowl, a reference photo
Photo: Toby Hudson · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The orange-footed scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt), also known as orange-footed megapode or just scrubfowl, is a small megapode of the family Megapodiidae native to many islands in the Lesser Sunda Islands as well as southern New Guinea and northern Australia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Orange-footed Scrubfowl being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Galliformes
Family
Megapodiidae
Species
Megapodius reinwardt

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