Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | tabon tonžský |
Dutch | Polynesisch Boshoen |
English (United States) | Niuafoou Scrubfowl |
French | Mégapode de Pritchard |
German | Tonga-Großfußhuhn |
Japanese | トンガツカツクリ |
Norwegian | tongaovnhøne |
Polish | nogal polinezyjski |
Russian | Полинезийский большеног |
Serbian | Megapoda sa ostrva Niuafo-ou |
Slovak | tabon cisársky |
Spanish | Talégalo de Tonga |
Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo de Tonga |
Swedish | tongastorfotshöna |
Turkish | Polinezya Megapodu |
Megapodius pritchardii Gray, GR, 1864
PROTONYM:
Megapodius Pritchardii
Gray, GR, 1864. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3), 14, p.378.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Niuafou, 'Friendly Islands.'
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- pritchardii
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SPECIES
Niuafoou Scrubfowl Megapodius pritchardii Scientific name definitions
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 18, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 18, 2017
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Niuafoou Scrubfowl Megapodius pritchardii
Authors
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Niuafoou Scrubfowl (Megapodius pritchardii), 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.niuscr1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- August 18, 2017
- Tongan Scrubfowl Megapodius pritchardii
Authors
Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A. and G. M. Kirwan (2017). Tongan Scrubfowl (Megapodius pritchardii). 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.