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Bruijn's Brush-turkey

Aepypodius bruijnii (Oustalet, J-FÉ 1880)

The Waigeo brushturkey or Bruijn's brushturkey is a large brownish-black megapode with a bare red facial skin, red comb, maroon rump and chestnut brown below. There are two elongated red wattles on the back of the head and a long wattle on the foreneck. Both sexes are similar. The female has a smaller comb and no wattles. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Megapodiidae
Genus:
   Aepypodius
Scientific:
  Aepypodius bruijnii

Original description

Citation:
  (Oustalet, J-FÉ 1880)

Reference:
   Compt. Rend. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 90 p.906

Protonym:
  Talegallus Bruijnii

Type locality:
  Waigeu, locality probably erroneous.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3715742

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  638C9A7058387706

Avibase ID:
  avibase-638C9A70

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/638C9A70

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175711


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Aepypodius bruijnii: Waigeo I. (off New Guinea)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Bruijn's Brush-turkey
Catalan:
Talègol de l'illa Waigeo
Czech:
tabon hnědoprsý
Danish:
Waigeutallegalla
German:
Braunbrust-Buschhuhn
Spanish:
Talégalo de Waigeo
Spanish (Spain):
Talégalo de Waigeo
Finnish:
vaigeuntalekana
French:
Talégalle de Bruijn
Croatian:
riđoprsa kokošina
Italian:
Megapodio di Bruijn
Japanese (romaji):
waigeutsukatsukuri
Japanese:
ワイゲウツカツクリ
Lithuanian:
Auskaruotoji didžiakojė višta
Dutch:
Bruijns Boskalkoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Treflikomnhøne
Norwegian:
Treflikovnhøne
Polish:
nogal trójsoplowy
Portuguese:
Peru-do-mato-da-waigeo
Portuguese (Portugal):
peru-do-mato-de-waigeo
Russian:
Красноголовий курохвост
Slovak:
tabon hnedoprsý
Serbian:
Megapoda sa ostrva Vaigeo
Swedish:
waigeobuskhöna
Ukrainian:
Великоніг червонощокий
Chinese:
冠塚雉
Chinese (Traditional):
冠肉垂塚雉

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Talégalle de Bruijn ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Talégalle de Bruijn ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 1st edition:
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements, version 2021:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements, version 2022:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements, version 2023:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 3rd edition:
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 4th edition:
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 6th edition:
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements, version 2015:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements, version 2016:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements, version 2017:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements, version 2018:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Clements, version 2019:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 1.50:
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 1.52:
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 1.53:
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 1.54:
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 1.55:
Bruijn's Brush-Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 2015:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 2016:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 2017:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 2018:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 2019:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 2021:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 2022:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
eBird version 2023:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Bruijn's Brush Turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Waigeo Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Aepypodius bruijnii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Aepypodius bruijnii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Aepypodius bruijnii
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Bruijn's Brush-turkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Waigeo Brushturkey ( Aepypodius bruijnii)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aepypodius bruijnii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Aepypodius bruijnii

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: qonurdöş böyükayaq
Catalan: Talègol de l'illa Waigeo
Czech: Tabon hnedoprsý, tabon hnědoprsý
Danish: Waigeutallegalla
German: Braunbrust-Buschhuhn, Braunbrusttalegalla, Braunbrust-Talegalla
English: Bruijn's Brush Turkey, Bruijn's Brushturkey, Bruijn's Brush-turkey, Bruijn's wattled brush turkey, Waigeo Brush Turkey, Waigeo Brushturkey, Waigeo Brush-turkey
English, HBW: Waigeo Brush-turkey
English (IOC): Waigeo Brushturkey
English (United States): Waigeo Brushturkey
Esperanto: Vaigea nestamasulo
Spanish: Talégalo de la Waigeo, Talégalo de Waigeo, Telégala de Waigeo
Spanish (Spain): Talégalo de La Waigeo, Talégalo de Waigeo
Spanish (HBW): Waigeo Brushturkey
Estonian: lott-rihukana
Finnish: Vaigeuntalekana
French: Talégalle de Bruijn
Croatian: riđoprsa kokošina
Indonesian: Burung gosong, Maleo Waigeo
Italian: Megapodio di Bruijn, Tacchino di boscaglia di Bruijn
Japanese (romaji): waigeutsukatsukuri
Japanese: ワイゲウツカツクリ
Scientific: Aepypodius bruijnii, Talegallus Bruijnii
Lithuanian: Auskaruotoji didžiakojė višta
Dutch: Bruijn-boskalkoen, Bruijns Boskalkoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Treflikomnhøne
Norwegian: Treflikovnhøne
Polish: nogal trójsoplowy
Portuguese: Peru-do-mato-da-waigeo
Portuguese (Portugal): peru-do-mato-de-waigeo
Russian: Бурогрудый большеног, Вайгейская большеногая курица, Красноголовий курохвост
Slovak: tabon hnedoprsý
Serbian: Megapoda sa ostrva Vaigeo
Swedish: Waigeobuskhöna
Turkish: Küpeli Megapod
Ukrainian: Великоніг червонощокий
Chinese: 冠塚雉
Chinese (Traditional): 冠肉垂塚雉

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