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Vanuatu Megapode Megapodius layardi Scientific name definitions

Andrew Elliott and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 11, 2015

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Vanuatu Megapode, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies

Monotypic.
Distribution of the Vanuatu Scrubfowl - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Vanuatu Scrubfowl

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Recommended Citation

Elliott, A. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Vanuatu Megapode (Megapodius layardi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.vanscr1.01
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