Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
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 Melanèsia |
| Czech | tabon melanéský |
| Dutch | Heremietboshoen |
| English | Melanesian Megapode |
| English (United States) | Melanesian Megapode |
| French | Mégapode mélanésien |
| French (France) | Mégapode mélanésien |
| German | Bismarck-Großfußhuhn |
| Japanese | メラネシアツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | melanesiaovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal melanezyjski |
| Russian | Меланезийский большеног |
| Serbian | Melanezijska megapoda |
| Slovak | tabon melanézsky |
| Spanish | Talégalo Eremita |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo eremita |
| Swedish | melanesisk storfotshöna |
| Turkish | Melanezya Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг меланезійський |
Megapodius eremita Hartlaub, 1868
PROTONYM:
Megapodius eremita
Hartlaub, 1868. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867, Part 3, p. 830.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Echiquier Island, not Bougainville in the Solomon Group.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- eremita
- Eremita
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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 Melanesian Scrubfowl
