Rhynochetos
| Rhynochetos | |
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| Rhynochetos jubatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Eurypygiformes |
| Family: | Rhynochetidae |
| Genus: | Rhynochetos Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860 |
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Rhynochetos is a genus of birds in the kagu family. It contains two species, both endemic to New Caledonia, one of which is extinct. [1]
Species
- Rhynochetos jubatus Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860 – Kagu
- †Rhynochetos orarius Balouet & Olson, 1989 – Lowland kagu
References
- ↑ Balouet, J.C.; Olson, Storrs L. (1989). "Fossil birds from Late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 469: 28–32. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.469.
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