Bornean ground cuckoo

Bornean ground cuckoo

Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Cuculiformes
Family:	Cuculidae
Genus:	Carpococcyx
Species:	C. radiceus
Binomial name
*Carpococcyx radiceus* (Temminck, 1832)
Synonyms
Carpococcyx radiatus (Temminck, 1832)

The Bornean ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus) is a large terrestrial species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is, as suggested by its common name, endemic to the island of Borneo,^[1] being found in the sections belonging to Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is restricted to humid forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Sumatran ground cuckoo.

References

↑ Phillipps, Quentin; & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.

BirdLife International 2004. Carpococcyx radiatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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