Megapodes (Megapodiidae)
Wattled Brush-turkey (Aepypodius arfakianus) - HBW 2, p. 303
French: Talégalle des Arfak
German: Kammtalegalla
Spanish: Talégalo Carunculado
Other common names: Wattled Scrub-turkey
Taxonomy: Talegallus arfakianus Salvadori, 1877, Arfak Mountains.
Wattles of bare skin on neck and solitary behaviour at nesting mound may imply species is more closely related to Alectura than to Talegalla, although breeding habits of latter virtually unknown. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- arfakianus (Salvadori, 1877) - mountains of New Guinea.
- misoliensis Ripley, 1957 - Misool I (off NW New Guinea).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird walking Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia) (ssp arfakianus)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2007 4 years ago 35 sec 4.4 -
A bird on the ground, preening Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia) (ssp arfakianus)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 3.8
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A close-up of adult bird head.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 6 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Adult male.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp misoliensis)
Tomasz Doroń 5 July 2010 1 year ago 3
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