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

Mégapode des Philippines
adult

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

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

Other sources of interest

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