Biak Scrubfowl
A species of Scrubfowl Scientific name : Megapodius geelvinkianus Genus : Scrubfowl
Biak Scrubfowl, A species of Scrubfowl
Botanical name: Megapodius geelvinkianus
Genus: Scrubfowl
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Description
Photo By Nigel Voaden
Description
This bird measures 36 cm (14 in) long. Its plumage is largely dark grey. It has a slight crest and a reddish or bluish face. Legs are red or dark grey.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Some taxonomists consider this to be a subspecies of the dusky megapode, others as a subspecies of the orange-footed scrubfowl, but is increasingly looked at as a distinct species.
Photo By Nigel Voaden