Wattled Brushturkey
Aepypodius arfakianus(Salvadori, AT, 1877)
English (US) Wattled Brushturkey
The Wattled Brushturkey (Aepypodius arfakianus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Megapodiidae (Megapodes) in the order Galliformes.
- Scientific name
- Aepypodius arfakianus
- Family
- Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wattled Brushturkey
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1877)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aepypodius arfakianus arfakianus
- Aepypodius arfakianus misoliensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Talegallus arfakianus
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1877)
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 9 p.333
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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