Sumatran Ground Cuckoo
Carpococcyx viridisSalvadori, AT, 1879
English (US) Sumatran Ground Cuckoo
The Sumatran Ground Cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
Range: lowlands and foothills of southwestern Sumatra (Basiran Mountains)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Carpococcyx viridis
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Sumatran Ground Cuckoo
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1879
- Type locality
- Mt. Singalan, eastern Sumatra.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 14 p.187
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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