Dusky Megapode

Taxonomy

Order

Galliformes

Family

Megapodiidae

Genus

Megapodius

eBird Code

dusscr1

Subspecies (5)

• Megapodius freycinet buruensis

  west-central Moluccas (Buru)

• Megapodius freycinet forsteni

  southern Moluccas (Seram, Ambon, Haruku, and Gorong)

• Megapodius freycinet freycinet

  Gebe, Waigeo, Kofiau, Misool, and satellite islands (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)

• Megapodius freycinet oustaleti

  far northwestern New Guinea (western Bird's Head Peninsula) and adjacent islands, including Batanta, Salawati, and satellite islands (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)

• Megapodius freycinet quoyii

  Morotai to Obi (northern Moluccas)