Dusky Scrubfowl
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| Megapodius freycinet Gaimard, 1823 |
The Dusky Scrubfowl, Megapodius freycinet is a medium-sized, up to 41cm long, black megapode with short pointed crest, bare red facial skin, dark legs, brown iris and yellow-tipped dark brown bill. Both sexes are similar.
The Dusky Scrubfowl is distributed to the wetlands of North Maluku and West Irian Jaya islands. The nest mound is built from earth mixed with leaves, sand, gravel and sticks.
The scientific name commemorates the French explorer Louis Claude Desaulses de Freycinet.
A common species throughout its range, the Dusky Scrubfowl is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Megapodius freycinet. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 1 November 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
