Waigeo brushturkey
| Waigeo brushturkey | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Megapodiidae |
| Genus: | Aepypodius |
| Species: | A. bruijnii
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| Aepypodius bruijnii (Oustalet,1880)
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TheWaigeo brushturkey(Aepypodius bruijnii) orBruijn's brushturkey,is a large (approximately 43 cm long) brownish-blackmegapodewith a bare red facial skin, red comb, maroon rump, and chestnut brown below. There are two elongated red wattles on the back of the head and a long wattle on the foredeck. Both sexes are similar. The female has a smaller comb and no wattles.
AnIndonesianendemic,the Waigeo brushturkey inhabits mountain forests onWaigeoIsland ofWest Papua.
Previously known from less than twenty-five specimens, this little-known species was relocated in 2002. The name commemorates theDutchmerchantAnton August Bruijn.
This bird is threatened by hunting, ongoing habitat loss, small population size, and a limited range. It was formerly classified as aVulnerable speciesby theIUCN.[2]But new research has shown it to be rarer than it was believed. Consequently, it was uplifted toEndangeredstatus in 2008.[3]
References
[edit]- ^BirdLife International (2016)."Aepypodius bruijnii".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T22678559A92778607.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678559A92778607.en.Retrieved20 November2021.
- ^BLI (2004)
- ^BLI (2008)
- BirdLife International(BLI) (2008):[2008 IUCN Redlist status changes].Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.