Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | tabon biacký |
| Dutch | Geelvinkboshoen |
| English | Biak Megapode |
| English (United States) | Biak Megapode |
| French | Mégapode de Geelvink |
| French (French Guiana) | Mégapode de Geelvink |
| German | Biak-Großfußhuhn |
| Indonesian | Gosong biak |
| Japanese | ビアクツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | biakovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal namorzynowy |
| Russian | Биакский большеног |
| Serbian | Megapoda sa ostrva Biak |
| Slovak | tabon zálivový |
| Spanish | Talégalo de Biak |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo de Biak |
| Swedish | geelvinkstorfotshöna |
| Turkish | Biak Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг біяцький |
Megapodius geelvinkianus "Meyer, AB", 1874
PROTONYM:
Megapodius geelvinkianus
"Meyer, AB", 1874. Sitz.K.Akad.Wiss.Wien 69, p.88.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mafor and Misory.
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- geelvinkiana / geelvinkianum / geelvinkianus
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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Biak Megapode Megapodius geelvinkianus Scientific name definitions
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 11, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 11, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Biak Megapode Megapodius geelvinkianus
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Biak Megapode (Megapodius geelvinkianus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.dusscr3.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 11, 2015
- Biak Scrubfowl Megapodius geelvinkianus
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Biak Scrubfowl (Megapodius geelvinkianus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.