Reptilia - Galliformes - Megapodiidae
Parent taxon: Megapodiidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Worthy and Burley 2019
Sister taxa: Aepypodius, Alectura, Eulipoa, Garrdimalga, Latagallina, Leipoa, Macrocephalon, Mwalau, Ngawupodius, Progura, Talegalla
Subtaxa: Megapodius alimentum Megapodius amissus Megapodius bernsteinii Megapodius cumingii Megapodius decollatus Megapodius eremita Megapodius freycinet Megapodius geelvinkianus Megapodius laperouse Megapodius layardi Megapodius molistructor Megapodius nicobariensis Megapodius pritchardii Megapodius reinwardt Megapodius tenimberensis
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of American Samoa (1 collection), Fiji (8), Guam (1), New Caledonia (4), Niue (1), Northern Mariana Islands (7), Palau (1), Papua New Guinea (2), Solomon Islands (3), Tonga (11), Vanuatu (1)
Total: 40 collections including 54 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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