Philippine Megapode - Megapodius cumingii
( Dillwyn, 1853 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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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:
It occurs from near sea level in parts of the range to at least 2,100 m (Jones et al. 1995).

Range:
The species occurs throughout the Philippines south to Sulawesi including Talaud and at least coastal East Kalimantan (Derawan Islands), Indonesia, and Sabah, Malaysia (Jones et al. 1995; Kennedy 2000; Allen et al. 2006; Elliot and Kirwan 2020). It is suspected to have become extinct on Labuan Island, Sabah (Jones et al. 1995).

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