Biak Megapode Megapodius geelvinkianus Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 11, 2015
Text last updated September 11, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | megàpode de Geelvink |
| Czech | tabon biacký |
| Dutch | Geelvinkboshoen |
| English | Biak Megapode |
| English (United States) | Biak Megapode |
| French | Mégapode de Geelvink |
| French (France) | Mégapode de Geelvink |
| German | Biak-Großfußhuhn |
| Indonesian | Gosong biak |
| Japanese | ビアクツカツクリ |
| Norwegian | biakovnhøne |
| Polish | nogal namorzynowy |
| Russian | Биакский большеног |
| Serbian | Megapoda sa ostrva Biak |
| Slovak | tabon zálivový |
| Spanish | Talégalo de Biak |
| Spanish (Spain) | Talégalo de Biak |
| Swedish | geelvinkstorfotshöna |
| Turkish | Biak Megapodu |
| Ukrainian | Великоніг біяцький |
Megapodius geelvinkianus Meyer, 1874
PROTONYM:
Megapodius geelvinkianus
Meyer, 1874. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 69, p.88.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mafor and Misory.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
- geelvinkiana / geelvinkianum / geelvinkianus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Biak Scrubfowl
