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Elliott, A. and Kirwan, G.M. 2020. Tabon Scrubfowl (Megapodius cumingii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.tabscr1.01.
Gonzalez, J.C.T., Layusa, C.A.A., Afuang, L.E., Duya, M.R.M.,Heaney, L.R., Balete, D.S., Tabaranza, D.G.E. Española, C.P., van de Ven, W.A., Diesmos, A.C., Causaren, R.M., Diesmos, M.L.L., Lagat, R.T.L., Realubit, N.D.C., Sy, E.Y., Lit Jr, I.L., Naredo, J.C.B., Lastica-Ternura, E.A., Pasicolan, S.A., Tagtag, A.M., De Leon, J.L., Lim, T.M.S., & Ong, P.S. 2018. Review and update of the 2004 National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines. Sylvatrop 28(1): 73-144.
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Mallari, N. A. D.; Collar, N. J.; Lee, D. C.; McGowan, P. J. K.; Wilkinson, R.; Marsden, S. J. 2011. Population densities of understorey birds across a habitat gradient in Palawan, Philippines: implications for conservation. Oryx 45(2): 234-242.
O'Brien, T. G. and Kinnaird, M. F. 1996. Changing populations of birds and mammals in North Sulawesi. Oryx 30: 150-156.
Paguntalan, L. M. J., Jakosalem, G. C., Pedregosa, M. dG. & Gadiana, M. J. C. 2004. A study of the birds of small islands off the coast of Cebu Island, Philippines. Silliman Journal 45(2): 209-220.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Philippine Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/philippine-scrubfowl-megapodius-cumingii on 20/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 20/12/2024.