Melanesian Megapode
Megapodius eremitaHartlaub, KJG, 1868
English (US) Melanesian Megapode
The Melanesian Megapode (Megapodius eremita) 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: Karkar (northeast of New Guinea), Bismarck Archipelago including Admiralty Islands, and Solomon Islands (except Rennell and Temotu)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Megapodius eremita
- Family
- Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Melanesian Megapode
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1868
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1868
- Type locality
- Echiquier Island, not Bougainville in the Solomon Group.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867, pt.3 p.830
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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