Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis)

Other Names (World)
Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo, Sunda Ground-cuckoo, Green-billed Ground-cuckoo, Malay Ground-cuckoo, Sumatran Ground Cuckoo

Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)

Size
55 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1879

Habitat
Primary and little disturbed foothill and lower montane forest. From 300 - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

South-western Sumatra (foothills of Barisan Range).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Habiotat destruction through deforestation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually on the ground.

Food
Invertebrates, reptiles and small mammals.

Voice
Repeated low whistles, 'we-ow-we', falling then rising in tone. Also issued in a rising series, 'we-ow-we, we-ow-we, we-ow-we, we-ow-we', each phrase slightly higher than last.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Sumatran Ground Cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) [XC85992]
by yann muzika from Way Titias, Bukit Barisan Selatan NP, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia (song)

Sumatran Ground Cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) [XC38431]
by Duncan Wilson from Way Titias, Bukit Barisan Selatan NP, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Carpococcyx radiceus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Bornean Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus) and Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) following Collar and Long (1995).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) - 10 files

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