Kagu (Rhynochetidae)
Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) - HBW 3, p. 225
French: Kagou huppé
German: Kagu
Spanish: Kagú
Other common names: Cagou
Taxonomy: Rhynochetos jubatus J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860, New Caledonia.
Relationships unclear (see page 218). Monotypic.
Distribution: New Caledonia.
- Endangered
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A close-up of an adult bird on the ground and running away Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Luc Fazio 31 August 2007 2 years ago 34 sec 4.4 -
An adult bird walking in the forest Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Luc Fazio 31 August 2007 2 years ago 9 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on the ground Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Peter Fraser 31 March 2007 3 years ago 1 min 4.3 -
An adult raising its crest and aproaching to another one, finally both of them walking away Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Luc Fazio 31 August 2007 2 years ago 37 sec 4.3 -
A close-up of a bird on the ground Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Peter Fraser 31 March 2007 3 years ago 18 sec 4.2 -
Two adult birds on the ground, one of them preening and raising its crest Parc de la Rivière Bleue, New Caledonia (Monotypic species)
Luc Fazio 31 August 2007 2 years ago 13 sec 4.2
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A bird showing its crest. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 1 year ago 3 -
Adult bird walking in the forest just off the road in Riviere Bleue NP. New Caledonia
Tony Menart 30 July 2004 4 weeks ago 2.6
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