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Megapodius laperouse
Gaimard, 1823
- Micronesian megapode
(bird)
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Megapodius (Genus)
..‡Megapodius alimentum (Species)
..Megapodius bernsteinii (Species) - Sula megapode
..Megapodius cumingii (Species) - Philippine megapode
..Megapodius decollatus (Species) - New Guinea megapode
..Megapodius eremita (Species) - Melanesian megapode
..Megapodius forstenii (Species) - Forster's megapode
..Megapodius freycinet (Species) - dusky megapode
..Megapodius geelvinkianus (Species) - Biak megapode
..Megapodius layardi (Species) - Vanuatu megapode
..‡Megapodius molistructor (Species)
..Megapodius nicobariensis (Species) - Nicobar megapode
..Megapodius pritchardii (Species) - Polynesian megapode
..Megapodius reinwardt (Species) - orange-footed scrubfowl
..Megapodius tenimberensis (Species) - Tanimbar megapode
..Megapodius laperouse (Species) - Micronesian megapode
....Megapodius laperouse laperouse (Subspecies) - Mariana scrubfowl
....Megapodius laperouse senex (Subspecies) - Palau scrubfowl
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:
Types
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Megapodius laperouse laperouse
Gaimard, 1823
Ref:
B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley, 1993
: 5.
[implicit]
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Marianenboshoen
Ref:
C.M. Perrins (ed.), 1991 (1990)
:
La Pérouse-loophoen
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Micronesian megapode
Ref:
E.C. Dickinson (ed.), 2003
: 36.
:
La Perouse's megapode
:
Micronesian scrubfowl
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28 Aug 2026