Micronesian Megapode Megapodius laperouse Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 11, 2015
Text last updated September 11, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | megàpode de la Micronèsia |
| Czech | tabon mikronéský |
| Dutch | Marianenboshoen |
| English | Micronesian Megapode |
| English (United States) | Micronesian Megapode |
| French | Mégapode de La Pérouse |
| French (France) | Mégapode de La Pérouse |
| German | Marianen-Großfußhuhn |
| Japanese | マリアナツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | dvergovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal mikronezyjski |
| Russian | Микронезийский большеног |
| Serbian | Mikronezijska megapoda |
| Slovak | tabon kurí |
| Spanish | Talégalo de las Marianas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo de las Marianas |
| Swedish | mikronesisk storfotshöna |
| Turkish | Mikronezya Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг мікронезійський |
Megapodius laperouse Gaimard, 1823
PROTONYM:
Megapodius La Pérouse
Gaimard, 1823. Bulletin Général et Universel des Annonces et de Nouvelles Scientifiques 2, p.451.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tinian Island, Marianne Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- laperouse
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 Micronesian Scrubfowl
