Wattled brushturkey

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Wattled brushturkey
Aepypodius arfakianus -Artis Zoo, Amsterdam, Netherlands-8a.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Aepypodius
Species:
A. arfakianus
Binomial name
Aepypodius arfakianus
(Salvadori, 1877)
Subspecies
  • A. a. misoliensis (Ripley, 1957)
  • A. a. arfakianus (Salvadori, 1877)

The wattled brushturkey (Aepypodius arfakianus) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Wattled Brush-turkey (Aepypodius arfakianus) (7937162662).jpg

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Aepypodius arfakianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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