Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | tabon nikobarský |
| Dutch | Nicobarenboshoen |
| English | Nicobar Megapode |
| English (United States) | Nicobar Megapode |
| French | Mégapode des Nicobar |
| French (French Guiana) | Mégapode des Nicobar |
| German | Nikobaren-Großfußhuhn |
| Japanese | ニコバルツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | nikobarovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal nikobarski |
| Russian | Никобарский большеног |
| Serbian | Nikobarska megapoda |
| Slovak | tabon nikobarský |
| Spanish | Talégalo de Nicobar |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo de Nicobar |
| Swedish | nikobarstorfotshöna |
| Turkish | Nikobar Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг нікобарський |
Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth, 1846
PROTONYM:
Megapodius nicobariensis
Blyth, 1846. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 15, p.52.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nicobar Islands.
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- nicobarensis / nicobarica / nicobaricus / nicobariensis
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Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis 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
- Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis
Authors
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Nicobar Megapode (Megapodius nicobariensis), 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.nicscr1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 11, 2015
- Nicobar Scrubfowl Megapodius nicobariensis
Authors
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Nicobar Scrubfowl (Megapodius nicobariensis). 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.