Dusky Scrubfowl - Megapodius freycinet
( Gaimard, 1823 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: 5000-100000,10000-50000

CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This species is a mound-building megapode, which is often found in wet areas such as mangroves, swamp forest and sago plantations; it has been reported to 600 m in elevation (Jones et al. 1995). Mounds are often situated near to coast, but were reported up to 14 km inland on Misool (Kirwan et al. 2020a).

Range:
This species occurs throughout the Moluccan islands, Indonesia, and eastwards to western Papuan islands, including Misool, Waigeo and Batanta, and with scattered records along the northwest coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula, Papua.

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