Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Galliformes Temminck, 1820 - fowl
Family Megapodiidae Lesson, 1831 - megapodes
Genus Megapodius Gaimard, 1823
Megapodius affinis Meyer, 1874 - New Guinea scrubfowl
see Megapodius reinwardt Dumont, 1823