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Megapodius layardi

Description

The Vanuatu megapode or Vanuatu scrubfowl (Megapodius layardi) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It was formerly known as the New Hebrides scrubfowl. It is found only in Vanuatu. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. The species is threatened by habitat loss and egg collecting.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2482139https://www.gbif.org/species/2482139
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)372870https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=372870
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Megapodiidae : Megapodius : Megapodius layardi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Megapodiidae : Megapodius : Megapodius layardi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
-Neognathae
-GalloanseraeSibley and Ahlquist 1990
superorderGalloanserimorphae
orderGalliformesTemminck 1820
familyMegapodiidae
genusMegapodiusGaimard 1823
speciesMegapodius layardiTristram 1879
Generic NameMegapodius
Common NameVanuatu scrubfowl
Scientific NameMegapodius layardi Tristram, 1879
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Megapodius layardispeciesbelongs to Megapodiusstated with evidenceTristram, 1879
Megapodius layardispeciesbelongs to Megapodiusstated without evidencedel Hoyo et al., 2014
Megapodius layardispeciesbelongs to Megapodiusstated with evidenceWorthy et al., 2015
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Theropoda)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietherbivore (based on Galliformes)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. F. Clements, T. S. Schulenberg, and M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Common Name(s) Lajardo Didžiakojė Višta, Layard-großfußhuhn, Megapodio Delle Vanuatu, Mégapode De Layard, Talégalo De Nuevas Hébridas, Vanuatu Megapode, Vanuatuboshoen, Vanuatubuskhøne, Vanuatuovnhøne, Frango-do-mato-de-vanuatu, Megàpode De Vanuatu, Nogal żółtonogi, Tabon Layardův, Tabon žltonohý, Vanuatu Rihukana, Vanuatui ásótyúk, Vanuatunisojalka, Vanuatustorfotshöna, Вануатуйский большеног, バヌアツツカツクリ, 瓦努阿图塚雉, 萬那度塚雉, Banks Is Scrub Fowl, Vanuatu Scrubfowl, Layard-huhn
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megapodius_layardi

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1879Megapodius layardi Tristram
2014Megapodius layardi del Hoyo et al.
2015Megapodius layardi Worthy et al. p. 218
2017Megapodius layardi Clements et al.

References

Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
del Hoyo J., Collar N. J., et al (2014) HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines, 1-904
Worthy T. H., Hawkins S., et al (2015) Avifauna from the Teouma Lapita site, Efate Island, Vanuatu, including a new genus and species of megapode, Pacific Science 69, 205-254
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
(2006) website, Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.11.09 - via Catalogue of Life
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names - via Catalogue of Life
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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