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Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 18, 2017
Text last updated August 18, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | megàpode de les Tonga |
| Czech | tabon tonžský |
| Dutch | Polynesisch Boshoen |
| English | Tongan Megapode |
| English (United States) | Tongan Megapode |
| French | Mégapode de Pritchard |
| French (France) | Mégapode de Pritchard |
| German | Tonga-Großfußhuhn |
| Japanese | トンガツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | tongaovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal polinezyjski |
| Russian | Полинезийский большеног |
| Serbian | Megapoda sa ostrva Niuafo-ou |
| Slovak | tabon cisársky |
| Spanish | Talégalo de Tonga |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo de Tonga |
| Swedish | tongastorfotshöna |
| Turkish | Polinezya Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг полінезійський |
Megapodius pritchardii Gray, 1864
PROTONYM:
Megapodius Pritchardii
Gray, 1864. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (3), 14, p.378.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Niuafou, 'Friendly Islands.'
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- pritchardii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Niuafoou Scrubfowl
