Coral-billed ground cuckoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Carpococcyx
Species:
C. renauldi
Binomial name
Carpococcyx renauldi
Oustalet, 1896

The coral-billed ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx renauldi), also known as Renauld's ground cuckoo, is a large terrestrial species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. Its English name refers to its coral-red bill, which separates it from the two other members of the genus Carpococcyx.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Carpococcyx renauldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22684138A132439644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22684138A132439644.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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