Megapodes (Megapodiidae)

Brown-collared Brush-turkey (Talegalla jobiensis) - HBW 2, p. 304

French: Talégalle de Jobi German: Halsbandtalegalla Spanish: Talégalo Patirrojo
Other common names: Collared/Red-legged/Brown-billed Brush-turkey

Taxonomy: Talegallus jobiensis A. B. Meyer, 1874, Jobi (Yapen) Island.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • jobiensis A. B. Meyer, 1874 - Yapen I; NC New Guinea.
  • longicauda A. B. Meyer, 1891 - E New Guinea, W to R Sepik and possibly R Aroa.

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