Sumatran ground cuckoo

Sumatran ground cuckoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Carpococcyx
Species:
C. viridis
Binomial name
Carpococcyx viridis
Salvadori, 1879

The Sumatran ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) is a large, terrestrial species of cuckoo. It was introduced to Western science in 1879 and was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean ground cuckoo but was given status as a unique species in 2000.[1] This elusive species was initially known from just eight specimens and evaded notice from 1916 until 1997, when it was rediscovered and photographed by Andjar Rafiastanto [citation needed]. The Sumatran ground cuckoo's diet is thought to consist of invertebrates, small mammals, and reptiles.[2]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International. (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Carpococcyx viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22724459A112393882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22724459A112393882.en. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ "EDGE of Existence". EDGE of Existence. Retrieved 2017-12-06.