Wattled brushturkey

The wattled brushturkey (Aepypodius arfakianus) is a species of bird in the family Megapodiidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Wattled brushturkey
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Aepypodius
Species:
A. arfakianus
Binomial name
Aepypodius arfakianus
(Salvadori, 1877)
Subspecies
  • A. a. misoliensis (Ripley, 1957)
  • A. a. arfakianus (Salvadori, 1877)

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Aepypodius arfakianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22678555A92778438. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22678555A92778438.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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