Sula Megapode
Megapodius bernsteiniiSchlegel, H, 1866
English (US) Sula Megapode
The Sula Megapode (Megapodius bernsteinii) 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: lowlands of Banggai and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Megapodius bernsteinii
- Family
- Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Sula Megapode
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1866
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Megapodius Bernsteinii
- Described by
- Schlegel, H, 1866
- Type locality
- Sula Islands.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 3 p.261
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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