New Guinea Scrubfowl
Megapodius decollatusOustalet, J-FÉ, 1878
English (US) New Guinea Scrubfowl
The New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus) 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: Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay islands), northern slope of New Guinea, including southeast; Tarawai and Manam (off northeastern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Megapodius decollatus
- Family
- Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- New Guinea Scrubfowl
- Described by
- Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Oustalet, J-FÉ, 1878
- Type locality
- d'Urville Island [now Kairiru].
- Original description
- Bulletin Hebdomadaire de l'Association Scientifique de France 21 p.248
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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