Vanuatu Megapode Megapodius layardi Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- 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 les Vanuatu |
| Czech | tabon vanuatský |
| Dutch | Vanuatuboshoen |
| English | Vanuatu Megapode |
| English (United States) | Vanuatu Megapode |
| French | Mégapode de Layard |
| French (France) | Mégapode de Layard |
| German | Vanuatu-Großfußhuhn |
| Japanese | バヌアツツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | vanuatuovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal żółtonogi |
| Russian | Вануатский большеног |
| Serbian | Magapoda sa Vanuatua |
| Slovak | tabon žltonohý |
| Spanish | Talégalo de Nuevas Hébridas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo de Nuevas Hébridas |
| Swedish | vanuatustorfotshöna |
| Turkish | Vanuatu Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг вануатський |
Megapodius layardi Tristram, 1879
PROTONYM:
Megapodius layardi
Tristram, 1879. Ibis, p.194.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Vate, New Hebrides.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- layardi
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 Vanuatu Scrubfowl
