Biak scrubfowl
Biak scrubfowl | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Megapodiidae |
Genus: | Megapodius |
Species: | M. geelvinkianus
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Binomial name | |
Megapodius geelvinkianus Meyer, 1874
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Synonyms | |
Geelvink Scrubfowl |
The Biak scrubfowl or Biak megapode (Megapodius geelvinkianus) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found only on the islands of Biak, , Numfor, Manim and Mios Num in the West Papua region of Indonesia.
Description[]
This bird measures 36 cm (14 in) long. Its plumage is largely dark grey. It has a slight crest and a reddish or bluish face. Legs are red or dark grey.[2]
Habitat[]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Some taxonomists consider this to be a subspecies of the dusky megapode, others as a subspecies of the orange-footed scrubfowl, but is increasingly looked at as a distinct species.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Megapodius geelvinkianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ BirdLife species factsheet for Megapodius geelvinkianus
External links[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Megapodius
- Birds of the Schouten Islands
- Birds described in 1874
- Galliformes stubs