Biology:Talegalla

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Short description: Genus of birds

Talegalla
The genera of birds - Talegalla fuscirostris (19140083500) (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Megapodiidae
Genus: Talegalla
Lesson, 1828
Type species
Talegalla cuvieri[1]
Lesson, 1828
Species

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Talegalla is a genus of bird in the family Megapodiidae. First described by René Primevère Lesson in 1828, it contains the following species:[2]

The name Talegalla is a combination of taleve, the French word for swamphen, and gallus, the Latin word for "cock". Lesson wrote that he created the word to hint at the unusual appearance of the red-billed brushturkey, which somewhat resembles a swamphen but is the size of a chicken.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1088357 entry