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Niaufoou Scrubfowl
Megapodius pritchardii Gray, GR 1864
The Tongan megapode is a species of bird in the megapode family, Megapodiidae, currently endemic to Tonga. The species is also known as the Polynesian megapode, and as the Niuafo'ou megapode after the island of Niuafo'ou to which it was restricted for many years. The specific epithet honours British consul William Thomas Pritchard. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Galliformes
Family:
Megapodiidae
Genus:
Megapodius
Scientific:
Megapodius pritchardii
Original description
Citation:
Gray, GR 1864
Reference:
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.
ser.3, vol.14 p.378
Protonym:
Megapodius Pritchardii
Type locality:
Niuafou, 'Friendly Islands.'
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53343#page/392/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
69BBDE320D31CA7A
Avibase ID:
avibase-69BBDE32
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/69BBDE32
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553828
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Megapodius pritchardii: forest of Niuafo'ou (northwestern Tonga); recently introduced to Late and Fonualei, and populations formerly on other Tongan islands have died out
Source: Clements checklist
Niaufoou Scrubfowl
Catalan:
Megàpode de les illes Tonga
Czech:
tabon Pritchardův
Danish:
Niaufooubuskhøne
German:
Tonga-Großfußhuhn
Spanish:
Talégalo de Tonga
Spanish (Spain):
Talégalo de Tonga
Finnish:
niuafounisojalka
French:
Mégapode de Pritchard
Croatian:
tongaska kokošina
Hungarian:
tongai ásótyúk
Italian:
Megapodio di Niuafoou
Japanese (romaji):
tongatsukatsukuri
Japanese:
トンガツカツクリ
Lithuanian:
Polinezinė didžiakojė višta
Dutch:
Polynesisch Boshoen
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tongaomnhøne
Norwegian:
Tongaovnhøne
Polish:
nogal polinezyjski
Portuguese:
Frango-do-mato-de-tonga
Portuguese (Portugal):
frango-do-mato-de-tonga
Russian:
Полинезийский большеног
Slovak:
tabon cisársky
Serbian:
Megapoda sa ostrva Niuafo-ou
Swedish:
tongastorfotshöna
Ukrainian:
Великоніг полінезійський
Chinese:
波利塚雉
Chinese (Traditional):
東加塚雉
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mégapode de Pritchard ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mégapode de Pritchard ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Nivafou Incubator Bird ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Nevafou Incubator Bird ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Polynesian Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Niuafo'ou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Niuafo'ou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Polynesian Scrub Fowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Niaufoou Scrub Fowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Polynesian Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Polynesian Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Tongan Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Tongan Megapode ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Nivafo'ou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Megapodius pritchardii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Megapodius pritchardii [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Megapodius pritchardii [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Niaufoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Niuafoou Scrubfowl ( Megapodius pritchardii) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megapodius pritchardii [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megapodius pritchardii [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Azerbaijani: Polineziya böyükayağı
Catalan: Megàpode de les illes Tonga
Czech: Tabon Pritcharduv, tabon Pritchardův
Danish: Niaufooubuskhøne
German: Pitchardhuhn, Pritchard-Großfußhuhn, Pritchardhuhn, Pritchard-Huhn, Tongagrossfusshuhn, Tonga-Großfußhuhn
English: Malau, Nevafou Incubator Bird, Nevafou Scrubfowl, Niaufo'ou Megapode, Niaufoou Scrub Fowl, Niaufoou Scrubfowl, Niaufo'ou Scrubfowl, Niuafo'ou Incubatorbird, Niuafoou megapode, Niuafoou Scrubfowl, Niuafo'ou Scrubfowl, Nivafo'ou Scrubfowl, Nivafou Incubator Bird, Polynesdian Megapode, Polynesia Megapode, Polynesian Megapode, Polynesian scrub fowl, Polynesian Scrub Hen, Polynesian Scrubfowl, Pritchard's Megapode, Pritchard's Scrubfowl, Tongan Megapode, Tongan Scrubfowl
English, HBW: Tongan Scrubfowl
English (IOC): Tongan Megapode
English (United States): Niuafoou Scrubfowl
Esperanto: Tonga nestamasulo
Spanish: Talégalo de las Tonga, Talégalo de Tonga, Telégala de Tonga
Spanish (Spain): Talégalo de Tonga
Spanish (HBW): Niuafoou Scrubfowl
Estonian: tonga rihukana
Finnish: Niuafounisojalka
French: Mégapode de Polynésie, Mégapode de Pritchard
Croatian: tongaska kokošina
Hungarian: tongai ásótyúk
Italian: Megapodio della Polinesia, Megapodio di Niuafoou
Japanese (romaji): tongatsukatsukuri
Japanese: トンガツカツクリ
Scientific: Megapodius pritchardii, Megapodius pritchardii pritchardii
Lithuanian: Polinezinė didžiakojė višta
Dutch: Polynesisch Boshoen
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tongaomnhøne
Norwegian: Tongaovnhøne
Polish: nogal polinezyjski
Portuguese: Frango-do-mato-de-tonga
Portuguese (Portugal): frango-do-mato-de-tonga
Russian: Полинезийская курица, Полинезийская кустарниковая курица, Полинезийский большеног
Slovak: tabon cisársky
Serbian: Megapoda sa ostrva Niuafo-ou
Swedish: tongastorfothöna, tongastorfotshöna, Vulkanstorfotshöna
Turkish: Polinezya Megapodu
Ukrainian: Великоніг полінезійський
Chinese: 波利塚雉
Chinese (Traditional): 東加塚雉
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