Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- 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 les Nicobar |
| Czech | tabon nikobarský |
| Dutch | Nicobarenboshoen |
| English | Nicobar Megapode |
| English (United States) | Nicobar Megapode |
| French | Mégapode des Nicobar |
| French (France) | Mégapode des Nicobar |
| German | Nikobaren-Großfußhuhn |
| Japanese | ニコバルツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | nikobarovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal nikobarski |
| Russian | Никобарский большеног |
| Serbian | Nikobarska megapoda |
| Slovak | tabon nikobarský |
| Spanish | Talégalo de Nicobar |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo de Nicobar |
| Swedish | nikobarstorfotshöna |
| Turkish | Nikobar Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг нікобарський |
Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth, 1846
PROTONYM:
Megapodius nicobariensis
Blyth, 1846. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 15, p.52.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nicobar Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- nicobarensis / nicobarica / nicobaricus / nicobariensis
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 Nicobar Scrubfowl
