Biology:Philippine megapode

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Short description: Species of bird

Philippine megapode
Megapodius cumingii -North Sulawesi, Indonesia-8.jpg
M. c. gilbertii in Indonesia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Megapodius
Species:
M. cumingii
Binomial name
Megapodius cumingii
Subspecies
  • M. c. dillwyni (Tweeddale, 1878)
  • M. c. gilbertii (G. R. Gray, 1862)
  • M. c. cumingii (Dillwyn, 1853)
  • M. c. pusillus (Tweeddale, 1878)
  • M. c. sanghirensis (Schlegel, 1880)
  • M. c. tabon (Hachisuka, 1931)
  • M. c. talautensis (Roselaar, 1994)

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

  1. ↑ 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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