VU — Vulnerable

Megapodius pritchardii

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↑Increasing

Population trend

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

AVES

Order

GALLIFORMES

Family

MEGAPODIIDAE

Genus

Megapodius

Megapodius pritchardii belongs to the family MEGAPODIIDAE, order GALLIFORMES, within the AVES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

ForestMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Renewable energy

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species management

Species recovery

Species reintroduction

Legislation

Policies and regulations

Compliance and enforcement

Community

Community Sightings

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Megapodius pritchardii (Megapodius pritchardii). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/tongan-megapode

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