Kagu
Rhynochetos jubatusVerreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860
English (US) Kagu
The Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) 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 Rhynochetidae (Kagu) in the order Eurypygiformes.
Range: patchily in montane forest of Grande Terre (New Caledonia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rhynochetos jubatus
- Family
- Rhynochetidae (Kagu)
- Order
- Eurypygiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Kagu
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860
- Type locality
- New Caledonia.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée ser.2, vol.12 p.440 pl.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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