Aepypodius

Aepypodius
Wattled brushturkey (Aepypodius arfakianus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus:
Oustalet, 1880
Type species
Talegallus bruijnii[1]
(Salvadori, 1877)
Species

2, see text

Aepypodius is a genus of birds in the family Megapodiidae.

It contains the following species:

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Aepypodius arfakianus Wattled brushturkey New Guinea Highlands
Aepypodius bruijnii Waigeo brushturkey Waigeo Island of West Papua.

References

  1. ^ Peters, JL (1934). Check-list of birds of the world. Vol. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 8–9.


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