The Tanimbar Scrubfowl (Megapodius tenimberensis), formerly a subspecies of the orange-footed Megapod, was designated as a separate species in 2014.
Tanimba megapods live alone and in pairs. Omnivorous, eating small invertebrates and a wide variety of foods on the forest floor. Shy and mysterious, but can perch in small trees and fly short distances, not long distances. Good long race, fast speed is difficult to catch up. Like other megapods, they use temperature to naturally hatch their eggs in a large burial mound-shaped nest.
Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2016 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Vulnerable (VU).
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