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Forsten's Scrubfowl Megapodius forsteni Scientific name definitions

Guy M. Kirwan, Andrew Elliott, and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020

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Recommended Citation

Kirwan, G. M., A. Elliott, and D. A. Christie (2020). Forsten's Scrubfowl (Megapodius forsteni), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.forscr1.01