Dusky Megapode
Megapodius freycinet - Mégapode de Freycinet
Systematics
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Order:
Galliformes
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Family:
Mégapodiidés
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Genus:
Megapodius
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Species:
freycinet
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 41 cm
- Wingspan: -
- Weight: 525 à 700 g
Geographic range
Identification
Dusky Megapode (Megapodius freycinet) is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family.
Subspecific information 5 subspecies
- Megapodius freycinet freycinet (Gebe, Waigeo, Misool and nearby islets)
- Megapodius freycinet quoyii (n Moluccas)
- Megapodius freycinet oustaleti (small islets off nw New Guinea, Batabta, Salawati)
- Megapodius freycinet forsteni (Seram and nearby islands)
- Megapodius freycinet buruensis (Buru I.)
Foreign names
- Mégapode de Freycinet,
- Talégalo de Freycinet,
- frango-do-mato-escuro,
- Molukken-Großfußhuhn,
- szigeti ásótyúk,
- Zwart Boshoen,
- Megapodio fosco,
- mörk storfotshöna,
- Sotovnhøne,
- tabon tmavý,
- tabon tmavý,
- Mørk Buskhøne,
- isojalka,
- megàpode de Freycinet,
- nogal ciemny,
- Тёмный большеног,
- Gosong kelam,
- ツカツクリ,
- 暗色塚雉,
- 烏塚雉〔普通塜雉〕,
Voice song and call
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Swamp ; Wetlands (inland) : Shrub Dominated Wetlands
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
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evaluated
evaluated
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EW
CR
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VU
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LC
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