Megapodes (Megapodiidae)
Dusky Scrubfowl (Megapodius freycinet) - HBW 2, p. 307
French: Mégapode de Freycinet
German: Großfußhuhn
Spanish: Talégalo de Freycinet
Other common names: Common Scrubfowl, Incubator Bird (freycinet superspecies); Geelvink Scrubfowl (geelvinkianus)
Taxonomy: Megapodius freycinet Gaimard, 1823, Waigeo.
Forms superspecies with M. nicobariensis, M. cumingii, M. bernsteinii, M. eremita, M. layardi, M. affinis, and M. reinwardt, all of which were formerly lumped together as races of present species. Race geelvinkianus may merit treatment as full species. Birds of N Moluccas sometimes awarded separate race, quoyii. Species said to hybridize with M. reinwardt on some islands in Geelvink Bay (where M. reinwardt apparently absent) and also in S Moluccas (where present species not known to occur). Two subspecies normally r.. View all taxonomy...
Forms superspecies with M. nicobariensis, M. cumingii, M. bernsteinii, M. eremita, M. layardi, M. affinis, and M. reinwardt, all of which were formerly lumped together as races of present species. Race geelvinkianus may merit treatment as full species. Birds of N Moluccas sometimes awarded separate race, quoyii. Species said to hybridize with M. reinwardt on some islands in Geelvink Bay (where M. reinwardt apparently absent) and also in S Moluccas (where present species not known to occur). Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- freycinet Gaimard, 1823 - N Moluccas, W Papuan Is.
- geelvinkianus A. B. Meyer, 1874 - islands in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a branch then flying away. Locality Kali Batu Putih, Halmahera, Maluku Islands (Indonesia) (ssp freycinet)
Keith Blomerley 21 August 2011 1 year ago 30 sec 3.3
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Several birds calling from the undergrowth.
Locality Biak Island, Biak (Schouten) Islands, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
(ssp geelvinkianus)
Josep del Hoyo 14 July 2008 3 years ago 4
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