| Talegalla | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Megapodiidae |
| Genus: | Talegalla Lesson, 1828 |
| Type species | |
| Talegalla cuvieri[1] Lesson, 1828 | |
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Talegalla is a genus ofbird in the familyMegapodiidae. First described byRené Primevère Lesson in 1828, it contains the following species:[2]
The nameTalegalla is a combination oftaleve, theFrench word forswamphen, andgallus, theLatin 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 achicken.[3]
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