Biology:Philippine megapode
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Short description: Species of bird
| Philippine megapode | |
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| M. c. gilbertii in Indonesia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Megapodiidae |
| Genus: | Megapodius |
| Species: | M. cumingii
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| Binomial name | |
| Megapodius cumingii | |
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The Philippine megapode (Megapodius cumingii), also known as the Philippine scrubfowl or the Tabon scrubfowl, is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in the Philippines , northeastern Borneo, and Sulawesi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species was named after the collector Hugh Cuming.
Description
It has a brown back and a blue-grey front. It has bare vermillion skin round its eyes.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Megapodius cumingii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22678588A92780215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678588A92780215.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22678588/92780215.
Wikidata ☰ Q478592 entry
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