Megapodiidae
see also: Etymology of Megapodiidae
The family of the mégapodiidés ( Megapodiidae ) includes/understands 19 species of Talégalle S, Leipoa and Mégapode S, birds terrestrial of intermediate size to large (from 28 to 70 cm), with the large powerful legs provided with sharp-edged nails.
Their surface of distribution is located in Australasia: Australia, Indonesia, Philippines and close islands. They live in the tropical forest, especially of plain; a species occupies of the wooded areas or broussailleuses semi-arid.
Alphabetical list of the kinds
- Aepypodius Oustalet, 1880
- Alectura Latham, 1824
- Eulipoa Ogilvie-Grant, 1893
- Leipoa Gould, 1840
- Macrocephalon S. Muller, 1846
- Megapodius Gaimard, 1823
- Talegalla Lesson, 1828
List species
- Talégalle de Latham - Alectura lathami J.E. Gray, 1831
- Talégalle of Arfak - Aepypodius arfakianus (Salvadori, 1877)
- Talégalle de Bruijn - Aepypodius bruijnii (Oustalet, 1880)
- Talégalle de Cuvier - Talegalla cuvieri Lesson, 1828
- Talégalle with dark nozzle - Talegalla fuscirostris Salvadori, 1877
- Talégalle de Jobi - Talegalla jobiensis A.B. Meyer, 1874
- Leipoa ocellé - Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840
- Mégapode maléo - Macrocephalon maleo S. Muller, 1846
- Mégapode of Wallace - Eulipoa wallacei (G.R. Gray, 1861)
- Mégapode de Pritchard - Megapodius pritchardii G.R. Gray, 1864
- Mégapode of Perugia - Megapodius laperouse Gaimard, 1823
- Mégapode of Nicobar - Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth, 1846
- Mégapode of Philippines - Megapodius cumingii Dillwyn, 1853
- Mégapode de Bernstein - Megapodius bernsteinii Schlegel, 1866
- Mégapode de Freycinet - Megapodius freycinet Gaimard, 1823
- Mégapode mélanésien - Megapodius eremita Hartlaub, 1868
- Mégapode de Layard - Megapodius layardi Tristram, 1879
- Mégapode of New Guinea - Megapodius affinis A.B. Meyer, 1874
- Mégapode de Reinwardt - Megapodius reinwardt Dumont, 1823
External bonds
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