Waigeo Brushturkey
Aepypodius bruijnii(Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1880)
English (US) Waigeo Brushturkey
The Waigeo Brushturkey (Aepypodius bruijnii) 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.
Range: Waigeo (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aepypodius bruijnii
- Family
- Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Waigeo Brushturkey
- Described by
- (Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1880)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Talegallus Bruijnii
- Described by
- (Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1880)
- Type locality
- Waigeu, locality probably erroneous.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 90 p.906
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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