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  • Synonyms Mariana Scrubfowl, Marianas Scrub Fowl, Marianas Scrub Hen, Marianas Scrubfowl, la perouse's megapode, Micronesian Scrubfowl, Micronesian Incubator Bird
  • Old latin name for bird Megapodius lapérouse

Micronesian Megapodebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Todd Mark
    Palau
  • 2.
    Duet, song, © James Bradley
    Micronesia
  • 3.
    Call, © James Bradley
    Micronesia
  • 4.
    Call, © James Bradley
    Micronesia
  • 5.
    Female, male, song, © Todd Mark
    Palau
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Micronesian Megapode

  • Breeding region Pacific ocean
  • Breeding subregion Palau (w Caroline Is.), Northern Mariana Is. and Guam (where extinct; w Micronesia)

Micronesian Megapode subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Megapodius laperouse laperouseNorthern Mariana Is. and Guam (s Mariana Is., where extinct; w Micronesia)-No
Megapodius laperouse senexPalau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniMikroneziya böyükayağı
Catalanmegàpode de Micronèsia
Chinese马利塚雉, 马岛塚雉
Chinese (Traditional)密克羅尼西亞塚雉
Croatianmala kokošina
Czechtabon mikronéský
DanishMarianer Buskhøne, Mikronesisk Buskhøne
DutchMarianenboshoen
EsperantoMikronezia nestamasulo
Estonianmikroneesia rihukana
Finnishmariaanienisojalka
FrenchMégapode de La Pérouse, Mégapode des Mariannes
GermanLapérouse-Großfußhuhn, Lapérouse-Huhn, Lap rousehuhn, Marianen-Großfußhuhn, Lapérousehuhn
Hungarianmariana-szigeteki ásótyúk
ItalianMegapodio di Micronesia
Japaneseマリアナツカツクリ
Lithuanianmikronezinė didžiakojė višta
Norwegiandvergovnhøne
Norwegian NynorskDvergomnhøne
Polishnogal mikronezyjski
Portuguesefrango-do-mato-micronésio, Frango-do-mato--micronésio
RussianМикронезийский большеног, Марианская кустарниковая курица, Микронезийская курица
SerbianMikronezijska megapoda
Slovaktabon kurí
SpanishTelégala de las Marianas, Talégalo de Marianas, Talégalo de las Marianas
Swedishmikronesisk storfothöna, mikronesisk storfotshöna, Palaustorfothöna
TurkishMikronezya Megapodu
Ukrainianвеликоніг мікронезійський