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[[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], and the [[Philippines]]. | [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], and the [[Philippines]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Five subspecies recognized: | |
| + | * ''M. c. pusillus'' in northern and eastern [[Philippines]] | ||
| + | * ''M. c. cumingi''i in northern [[Borneo]], Palawan and Sulu Archipelago | ||
| + | * ''M. c. gilbertii'' on [[Sulawesi]], Talisei, Tendila, Lembeh and Togian islands | ||
| + | * ''M. c. talautensis'' on Talaud Islands (northern [[Moluccas]]) | ||
| + | * ''M. c. sanghirensis'' on Sangihe, Siau, Tahulandang and Ruang islands (off [[Sulawesi]]) | ||
| + | Gill and Donsker additionally recognize ''dillwyni'' and ''tabon''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Coastal scrub to montane forests. | Coastal scrub to montane forests. | ||
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====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
They build mounds of decaying vegetation that incubates their eggs. Eggs from several females are laid deep in a mound of rotting vegetation or loose sand. The nests are built up over many years. The female bird tunnels into the top of the mound and lays a large, pinkish red egg which becomes pale pink as it ages. The fully feathered young finally emerges about 70 days later, already able to fly. | They build mounds of decaying vegetation that incubates their eggs. Eggs from several females are laid deep in a mound of rotting vegetation or loose sand. The nests are built up over many years. The female bird tunnels into the top of the mound and lays a large, pinkish red egg which becomes pale pink as it ages. The fully feathered young finally emerges about 70 days later, already able to fly. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}} | ||
| + | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Megapodius+cumingii}} | {{GSearch|Megapodius+cumingii}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=33&Bird_Image_ID=2015&Bird_Family_ID=57 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=33&Bird_Image_ID=2015&Bird_Family_ID=57 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megapodius]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megapodius]] | ||
Revision as of 10:36, 16 August 2014
Alternative names: Tabon Scrubfowl; Philippine Scrubfowl
- Megapodius cumingii
Identification
35 cm. Scarlet face. Upperparts brown, underparts grey. There is almost no crest and the tail is short. The sexes are alike. Immature birds are brown, barred and blotched with black. Iris - brown; bill- yellow; feet - blackish, reddish at back.
Distribution
Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Taxonomy
Five subspecies recognized:
- M. c. pusillus in northern and eastern Philippines
- M. c. cumingii in northern Borneo, Palawan and Sulu Archipelago
- M. c. gilbertii on Sulawesi, Talisei, Tendila, Lembeh and Togian islands
- M. c. talautensis on Talaud Islands (northern Moluccas)
- M. c. sanghirensis on Sangihe, Siau, Tahulandang and Ruang islands (off Sulawesi)
Gill and Donsker additionally recognize dillwyni and tabon.
Habitat
Coastal scrub to montane forests.
Behaviour
Ground-dwelling and fast runners.
Breeding
They build mounds of decaying vegetation that incubates their eggs. Eggs from several females are laid deep in a mound of rotting vegetation or loose sand. The nests are built up over many years. The female bird tunnels into the top of the mound and lays a large, pinkish red egg which becomes pale pink as it ages. The fully feathered young finally emerges about 70 days later, already able to fly.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Philippine Megapode. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Philippine_Megapode
