New Guinea scrubfowl
The New Guinea scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in New Guinea, mostly in the northern half. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. This species was formerly known as Megapodius affinis but Roselaar, 1994, Bulletin of the Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam, 14, no.2, pp. 9–36 showed that Megapodius affinis A.B.Meyer, 1874 refers to M. reinwardt.
| New Guinea scrubfowl | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Megapodiidae |
| Genus: | Megapodius |
| Species: | M. decollatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Megapodius decollatus Oustalet, 1878 | |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Megapodius decollatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T22678607A92780941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678607A92780941.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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