Leipoa
| Leipoa | |
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| Leipoa ocellata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Megapodiidae |
| Genus: | Leipoa Gould, 1840 |
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Leipoa is a genus of mound-building birds in the megapode family. It contains two species both endemic to Australia, one of which is extinct.[1]
Species
- Leipoa ocellata Gould, 1840 – malleefowl
- †Leipoa gallinacea (De Vis, 1888) – giant malleefowl
References
- ↑ Boles, W.E. (2008). "Systematics of the fossil Australian giant megapodes Progura (Aves: Megapodiidae)". Oryctos. 7: 195–295.
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