The dusky scrubfowl (Gaimard, 1823) is a medium-sized blackish landfowl that belongs to the genus Megapodius of the Galliformes order.
The dusky megapode or dusky scrubfowl (Megapodius freycinet) is a medium-sized (about 41 cm long), blackish bird with a short pointed crest, bare red facial skin, dark legs, brown irises, and dark brown and yellow bill. 
