Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | tabon mikronéský |
| Dutch | Marianenboshoen |
| English | Micronesian Megapode |
| English (United States) | Micronesian Megapode |
| French | Mégapode de La Pérouse |
| French (French Guiana) | Mégapode de La Pérouse |
| German | Marianen-Großfußhuhn |
| Japanese | マリアナツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | dvergovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal mikronezyjski |
| Russian | Микронезийский большеног |
| Serbian | Mikronezijska megapoda |
| Slovak | tabon kurí |
| Spanish | Talégalo de las Marianas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo de las Marianas |
| Swedish | mikronesisk storfotshöna |
| Turkish | Mikronezya Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг мікронезійський |
Megapodius laperouse Gaimard, 1823
PROTONYM:
Megapodius La Pérouse
Gaimard, 1823. Bulletin Gen.Univ.Annon.Nouv.Sci. 2, p.451.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tinian Island, Marianne Islands.
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- laperouse
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Micronesian Megapode Megapodius laperouse 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
- Micronesian Megapode Megapodius laperouse
Authors
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Micronesian Megapode (Megapodius laperouse), 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.micscr1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 11, 2015
- Micronesian Scrubfowl Megapodius laperouse
Authors
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Micronesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius laperouse). 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.