Subspecies Megapodius (Megapodius) reinwardt tumulus Gould, 1842
- Megapodius tumulus Gould, J. 1842. The Birds of Australia. London : J. Gould Vol. 5. [pl. 579].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ANSP ANSP 12770 Skin, Port Essington, Northern Territory; ANSP ANSP 12771 Skin (Juvenile), Port Essington, Northern Territory. - Megapodius duperryii melvillensis Mathews, G.M. 1912. Additions and corrections to my Reference List to the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 1(2): 25-52 [Date published 2 Apr 1912] [26].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 539065 Skin, Melville Island, Northern Territory.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Kimberley region of WA and northern NT east to Groote Eylandt
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
- Marchant, S. & Higgins, P.J. (eds) 1993. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Melbourne : Oxford University Press Vol. 2. [323]
- Menkhorst, P., Rogers, D., Clarke, R., Davies, J., Marsack, P. & Franklin, K. 2019. The Australian Bird Guide. Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing 2nd, pp. 576. [212]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 02-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | 04-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2020 | 04-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |