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MEGAPODIIDAE gen. et. sp. indet. 'Tonga'

Stout Tongan megapode

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Megapodidae (sic) undescribed species Tyrberg, 2009:69

 

Conservation Status

Extinct if valid

 

Distribution

Foa & Tongatapu, Tonga

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Franklin, Janet and Steadman, David W. (2008). Prehistoric species richness of birds on oceanic islands. Oikos 117: 1885-1891. [Abstract]

Steadman DW (2006) Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Paci; c Birds. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Tyrberg, Tommy. (2009). Holocene avian extinctions, pp. 63-106. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. Oxford, UK & New York, USA: Oxford University Press. xii + 352 pp.

 

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