Tanimbar Megapode
Megapodius tenimberensisSclater, PL, 1883
English (US) Tanimbar Megapode
The Tanimbar Megapode (Megapodius tenimberensis) 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: Tanimbar Islands (Banda Sea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Megapodius tenimberensis
- Family
- Megapodiidae (Megapodes)
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Tanimbar Megapode
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1883
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1883
- Type locality
- Lutu and Kirimun, Tenimber Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1883, pt.1 p.57
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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