Maleo
Macrocephalon maleoMüller, S, 1846
English (US) Maleo
The Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) 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: now very local, Sulawesi including Buton (off southeast), and formerly Lembeh (just east of northern Sulawesi)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Macrocephalon maleo
- Family
- Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Maleo
- Described by
- Müller, S, 1846
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Müller, S, 1846
- Type locality
- Celebes.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 12 p.116
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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