Megapodius pritchardii ssp. nov. 'Niue'

Niue megapode (proposed)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Extinct

Distribution

Niue

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Steadman, David W. (1999). The biogeography and extinction of megapodes in Oceania. Proceedings Third International Megapode Symposium. Zool. Verh. Leiden 327: 7-21.

David W. Steadman, Trevor H. Worthy, Atholl J. Anderson, and Richard Walter. (2000). New species and records of birds from prehistoric sites on Niue, southwest Pacific. The Wilson Bulletin 112(2): 165-186. [Abstract]

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