Megapodius_layardi

Vanuatu megapode

Vanuatu megapode

Species of bird

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.[1][2]

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Taxonomy

Two syntype specimens of Megapodius layardi Tristram (Ibis, 1879, p. 194.) are held in the collections of National Museums Liverpool at World Museum, with accession numbers T9758 (male adult) and T9759 (female adult). The specimens were collected in Vate Island (Efate) in July 1877 and September 1877, respectively, by Edgar Leopold Layard and came to the Liverpool national collection via Canon Henry Baker Tristram's collection which was purchased in 1896.[3] There are three further syntypes in the bird collection at the Natural History Museum at Tring.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Megapodius layardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678615A92781287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678615A92781287.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Foster, Tanya (March 1999). "Update on the Vanuatu Megapode Megapodius layardi on Ambrym, Vanuatu". Bird Conservation International. 9 (1): 71. doi:10.1017/S095927090000335X.
  3. [3]
    Wagstaffe, R. (1978). Type Specimens of Birds in the Merseyside County Museums:(formerly City of Liverpool Museums). Merseyside County Museums.
  4. [4]
    "Bird collection type specimen database | Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk.
  5. [5]
    Warren, Rachel L. M. (1966). Type-specimens of birds in the British Museum (Natural History). London: British Museum (Natural History). ISBN 0565007165.


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