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
Citation:
Gaimard, 1823
Reference:
Bull.Gen.Univ.Annon.Nouv.Sci. p.451
Protonym:
Megapodius freycinet
Avibase ID:
CFD73D94EAE85C49
Avibase ID:
avibase-CFD73D94
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CFD73D94
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175697
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Dusky Scrubfowl ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Dusky Megapode ( Megapodius freycinet) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Megapodius [freycinet or geelvinkianus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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