Species of Thailand
Coral-billed ground cuckoo
Carpococcyx renauldi, Emile Oustalet, 1896
(In Thai: นกโกโรโกโส)
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.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Carpococcyx
- Species
- Carpococcyx renauldi
Common names
- Thai: นกโกโรโกโส
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Vulnerable (BirdLife)
Vulnerable (ONEP)
Vulnerable (BCST)
Photos
Range Map
- Khao Khitchakut National Park
- Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Yai National Park
- Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary