Editing Megapode (section)

==Species==
The more than 20&nbsp;living species are placed in seven genera. Although the evolutionary relationships between the Megapodiidae are especially uncertain, the morphological groups are clear:<ref name=Birks-Edwards-2002/>

===Phylogeny===
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|caption=Phylogeny of the Megapodiidae based a study by Chen, Hosner, Dittmann, ''et al''. (2021).<ref name=Chen-Hosner-etal-2021/> The numbers of species are from the [[International Ornithologists' Union|IOU]] list by [[Frank Gill (ornithologist)|Gill]], Donsker, & [[Pamela Rasmussen|Rasmussen]].<ref name=Gill-Donsker-Rasmussen-2021-07/>
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   |label1=Megapodiidae
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         |1={{clade
            |1=''[[Macrocephalon]]'' – maleo
            |2={{clade
               |1=''[[Eulipoa]]'' – Moluccan megapode
               |2=''[[Megapodius]]''  – scrubfowl (12&nbsp;species)
               }}
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         |2={{clade
            |1=''[[Leipoa]]'' – malleefowl
            |2={{clade
               |1=[[Talegalla]] – brushturkeys (3&nbsp;species)
               |2={{clade
                  |1=''[[Alectura]]'' – Australian brushturkey
                  |2=''[[Aepypodius]]'' – brushturkeys (2&nbsp;species)
                  }}
               }}
            }}
         }}
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===Taxonomy===
* Genus †''[[Mwalau]]'' <small>Worthy et al. 2015</small>
** †''[[Mwalau walterlinii]]'' <small>Worthy et al. 2015</small> (Vanuatu)
* Genus †''[[Ngawupodius]]'' <small>Boles & Ivison 1999</small>
** †''[[Ngawupodius minya]]'' <small>Boles & Ivison 1999</small>
* '''[[Scrubfowl|Scrubfowl group]]'''
** Genus: ''Macrocephalon''
*** [[Maleo]], ''Macrocephalon maleo''
** Genus: ''[[Eulipoa]]'' (sometimes included in ''Megapodius'')
*** [[Moluccan megapode]], ''Eulipoa wallacei''.
** Genus: ''[[Megapodius]]''
*** [[Tongan megapode]], ''Megapodius pritchardii''
*** [[Micronesian megapode]], ''Megapodius laperouse''
**** [[Marianas Island megapode]], ''Megapodius laperouse laperouse''
**** [[Palau Island megapode]], ''Megapodius laperouse senex''
*** [[Nicobar megapode]], ''Megapodius nicobariensis''
*** [[Philippine megapode]], ''Megapodius cumingii''
*** [[Sula megapode]], ''Megapodius bernsteinii''
*** [[Tanimbar megapode]], ''Megapodius tenimberensis''
*** [[Dusky megapode]], ''Megapodius freycinet''
**** [[Forsten's megapode]], ''Megapodius (freycinet) forstenii''
*** [[Biak scrubfowl]], ''Megapodius geelvinkianus''
*** [[Melanesian megapode]], ''Megapodius eremita''
*** [[Vanuatu megapode]], ''Megapodius layardi''
*** [[New Guinea scrubfowl]], ''Megapodius decollatus''
*** [[Orange-footed scrubfowl]], ''Megapodius reinwardt''
*** †[[Pile-builder scrubfowl]], ''Megapodius molistructor'' <small>Balouet & Olson 1989</small>
*** †[[Viti Levu scrubfowl]], ''Megapodius amissus'' <small>Worthy 2000</small>
*** †[[Consumed scrubfowl]], ''Megapodius alimentum'' <small>Steatman 1989a</small>
*** †''M. andamanensis'' <small>Walter 1980 nomen dubium</small> [oospecies]
*** †''M. burnabyi'' <small>Gray 1861 nomen dubium</small> [oospecies]
*** †Raoul Island scrubfowl, ''M. sp.''
*** †'Eua scrubfowl (small-footed megapode), ''M. sp.'' 
*** †Lifuka scrubfowl, ''M. sp.''
*** †Stout Tongan megapode, ''M. sp.''
*** †Large Solomon Islands megapode, ''M. sp.''
*** †New Caledonia megapode, ''M. sp.''
*** †Loyalty megapode, ''M. sp.''
*** †New Ireland scrubfowl (large Bismarck's megapode), ''M. sp.''
* '''[[Malleefowl]], group'''
** Genus: ''Leipoa''
*** [[Malleefowl]], ''Leipoa ocellata''
* '''[[Brushturkey|Brushturkey group]]'''
** Genus: ''Alectura''
*** [[Australian brushturkey]], ''Alectura lathami''
** Genus: ''[[Aepypodius]]''
*** [[Wattled brushturkey]], ''Aepypodius arfakianus''
*** [[Waigeo brushturkey]], ''Aepypodius bruijnii''
** Genus: ''[[Talegalla]]''
*** [[Red-billed brushturkey]], ''Talegalla cuvieri''
*** [[Black-billed brushturkey]], ''Talegalla fuscirostris''
*** [[Collared brushturkey]], ''Talegalla jobiensis''
** Genus: †''[[Progura]]''
*** ''Progura gallinacea'' – Queensland, Pleistocene
*** ''Progura campestris'' – South Australia, Pleistocene
** Genus: †''[[Latagallina]]''
*** ''Latagallina naracoortensis'' formerly ''Progura naracoortensis'' – New South Wales, South Australia, Pleistocene
*** ''Latagallina olsoni'' – South Australia, Pleistocene
* ''[[Incertae sedis]]''
** Genus: †''[[Garrdimalga]]''
*** ''Garrdimalga mcnamarai'' – South Australia, Pleistocene