Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni] (Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl)

Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl

Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni] (= Megapodius freycinet) Gaimard, JP 1823

The dusky megapode, dusky scrubfowl or common megapode is a medium-sized, approximately 41 cm long, blackish bird with a short pointed crest, bare red facial skin, dark legs, brown irises, and a dark brown and yellow bill. The male and female are similar. This terrestrial species lives in forests and swamps, including mangroves, of the Maluku and Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia. Like other megapodes, it lays its eggs in a mound made from earth mixed with leaves, sand, gravel, and sticks, which can be as large as 11 m (36 ft) in diameter and stand nearly 5 m (16 ft) tall. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Galliformes
Family:
  Megapodiidae
Genus:
   Megapodius
Scientific:
  Megapodius freycinet

Original description

Citation:
Gaimard, JP 1823

Reference:
Bull. Général Univ. Annonc. Nouv. Sci. 2 p.451

Protonym:
Megapodius freycinet

Type locality:
Waigeu and Boni Islands

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4425739

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
D3A0B18E39BAD9BA

Avibase ID:
avibase-D3A0B18E

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D3A0B18E

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175697

Geographic range:

Megapodius forsteni: southern Moluccas (Seram, Ambon, Haruku, and Gorong)
Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni]: Moluccas, and far western Bird's Head Peninsula (western New Guinea), including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)
Megapodius freycinet freycinet: Waigeo, Kofiau, Misool, and satellite islands (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
Megapodius freycinet oustaleti: far northwestern New Guinea (western Bird's Head Peninsula) and adjacent islands, including Batanta, Salawati, and satellite islands (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
Megapodius freycinet quoyii: northern Moluccas
Megapodius freycinet buruensis: central Moluccas (Buru)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl
French:
Mégapode de Freycinet ou M. de Forsten

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl ( Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl ( Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl ( Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl ( Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl ( Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl ( Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl ( Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl ( Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Dusky or Forsten's Scrubfowl ( Megapodius [freycinet or forsteni])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
Clements, version 2022: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
Clements, version 2023: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
Clements, version 2024: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
eBird version 2022: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 5]
eBird version 2023: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 5]
eBird version 2024: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 5]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 4]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Megapodius freycinet [sensu lato]

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