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  • Synonyms Philippine Scrubfowl, Philippine Scrub Hen, Megapode, Philippine Scrub Fowl, Tabon Scrubfowl, Philippine scrup hen, Sulawesi megapode, Tabon Megapode
  • Old latin name for bird Megapodus cumingii

Philippine Megapodebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Lim Ying Hien
    Malaysia
  • 2.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Malaysia
  • 3.
    Subsong, © Lim Ying Hien
    Malaysia
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Mike Nelson
    Malaysia
  • 5.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Malaysia
  • 6.
    Song, © Arnold Meijer
    Malaysia
  • 7.
    Song, © Patrik Åberg
    Malaysia
  • 8.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin & Yuri Glushchenko
    Philippines
  • 9.
    Call, © Paulo Alves
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Philippine Megapode

  • Breeding region Australasia, Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion Philippines, Borneo and Sulawesi

Philippine Megapode subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Megapodius cumingii cumingiiislets off Balabac, Palawan, Calamian Is. and Sulu Arch. (sw, s Philippines) and ne Borneo-No
Megapodius cumingii dillwyniLuzon, Mindoro, Marinduque and satellites (n Philippines)-No
Megapodius cumingii gilbertiiSulawesi and Togian Is. (between ne and ec Sulawesi)-No
Megapodius cumingii pusillusVisayas, w Mindanao and Basilan (c, s Philippines)-No
Megapodius cumingii sanghirensisSangihe Is. including Siau (n of ne Sulawesi)-No
Megapodius cumingii tabone Mindanao (s Philippines)-No
Megapodius cumingii talautensisTalaud Is. (ne of ne Sulawesi)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniFilippin böyükayağı
Catalanmegàpode de les Filipines
Chinese菲律宾塚雉
Chinese (Traditional)菲律賓塚雉
Croatiansivoprsa kokošina
Czechtabon filipínský
DanishFilippinsk Buskhøne
DutchFilippijns Boshoen, Filipijns Boshoen
EsperantoFilipina nestamasulo
Estonianfilipiini rihukana
Finnishfilippiinienisojalka
FrenchMégapode de Tabon, Mégapode des Philippines
GermanPhilippinen-Großfußhuhn, Sulawesi Grossfusshuhn, Philippinenhuhn
Hungarianfülöp-szigeteki ásótyúk
IndonesianGosong pilipina
ItalianMegapodio delle Filippine, Megapodio tabon
Japaneseパラワンツカツクリ
Lithuanianfilipininė didžiakojė višta
MalayTambun
Norwegianmjaueovnhøne
Norwegian NynorskMjaueomnhøne
Polishnogal rdzawolicy
PortugueseFrango-do-mato-de-barriga-cinzenta, frango-do-mato-filipino
RussianФилиппинский большеног, Филиппинская курица
SerbianFilipinska megapoda
Slovaktabon červenolíci, tabon cervenolíci
SpanishTelégala Malaya, Talégalo filipino
Swedishfilippinsk storfothöna, filippinsk storfotshöna, Tabonstorfothöna, filippinstorfotshöna
TurkishFilipin Adaları Megapodu
Ukrainianвеликоніг філіпінський