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Tongan Megapode Megapodius pritchardii Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
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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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | tabon tonžský |
Dutch | Polynesisch Boshoen |
English | Tongan Megapode |
English (United States) | Tongan Megapode |
French | Mégapode de Pritchard |
French (French Guiana) | 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 |
Ukrainian | Великоніг полінезійський |
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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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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