Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardtDumont, CHF, 1823
English (US) Orange-footed Scrubfowl
The Orange-footed Scrubfowl (Megapodius reinwardt) 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.
- Scientific name
- Megapodius reinwardt
- Family
- Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange-footed Scrubfowl
- Described by
- Dumont, CHF, 1823
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Megapodius reinwardt reinwardt
- Megapodius reinwardt macgillivrayi
- Megapodius reinwardt tumulus
- Megapodius reinwardt yorki
- Megapodius reinwardt castanonotus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Megapodius Reinwardt
- Described by
- Dumont, CHF, 1823
- Type locality
- Amboina, error, type from Lombok.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 29 p.416
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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