Philippine Megapode

Megapodius cumingii - Mégapode des Philippines

Systematics

Order
:
Galliformes
Family
:
Mégapodiidés
Genus
:
Megapodius
Species
:
cumingii

Descriptor

Dillwyn, 1853

Biometrics

Size
: 44 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: -

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Philippine Megapode (Megapodius cumingii) is a species of bird in the Megapodiidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

Megapodius cumingii cumingii (Islets off e Borneo, Balabac, Palawan, the Calamianes and Sulu Is.)
Megapodius cumingii dillwyni (Luzon, Mindoro, Marinduque and nearby islands)
Megapodius cumingii pusillus (w and e Visayas, w Mindanao and Basilan)
Megapodius cumingii tabon (e Mindanao)
Megapodius cumingii gilbertii (Sulawesi and Togian Is.)
Megapodius cumingii sanghirensis (Sangihe Is.)
Megapodius cumingii talautensis (Talaud Is.)

Foreign names

Mégapode des Philippines,
Talégalo filipino,
frango-do-mato-filipino,
Philippinen-Großfußhuhn,
fülöp-szigeteki ásótyúk,
Filipijns Boshoen,
Megapodio tabon,
filippinstorfotshöna,
Mjaueovnhøne,
tabon červenolíci,
tabon filipínský,
Filippinsk Buskhøne,
filippiinienisojalka,
megàpode de les Filipines,
nogal rdzawolicy,
Филиппинская курица,
Gosong pilipina,
パラワンツカツクリ,
菲律宾塚雉,
菲律賓塚雉,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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