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Leipoa

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Leipoa
Leipoa ocellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Megapodiidae
Genus:
Leipoa

Gould, 1840
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Progura De Vis, 1888

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

References

  1. ^ Boles, W.E. (2008). "Systematics of the fossil Australian giant megapodes Progura (Aves: Megapodiidae)". Oryctos. 7: 195–295.


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