Carpococcyx

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Carpococcyx
Coral-billed ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx renauldi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order:
Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Carpococcyx
G.R. Gray, 1840
Type species
Calobates radiceus[1]
Temminck, 1832

Carpococcyx is a

Cuculidae. They are restricted to humid forested regions in Southeast Asia. Despite their similarities, they are not closely related to the South American ground cuckoos of the genus Neomorphus
.

Species

This genus contains three

conspecific
under the name Sunda ground cuckoo:

Genus CarpococcyxG.R. Gray, 1840 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Coral-billed ground cuckoo

Carpococcyx renauldi

Oustalet, 1896
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 VU 


Bornean ground cuckoo

Carpococcyx radiceus

(Temminck, 1832)
Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 VU 


Sumatran ground cuckoo

Carpococcyx viridis

(Salvadori, 1879)
Sumatra Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 CR 


References

  1. ^ "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.