Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | tabon melanéský |
| Dutch | Heremietboshoen |
| English | Melanesian Megapode |
| English (United States) | Melanesian Megapode |
| French | Mégapode mélanésien |
| French (French Guiana) | 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.
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- eremita
- Eremita
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Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita Scientific name definitions
Andrew Elliott 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
- Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita
Authors
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Melanesian Megapode (Megapodius eremita), 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.melscr1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 11, 2015
- Melanesian Scrubfowl Megapodius eremita
Authors
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Melanesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius eremita). 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.