Sunda Ground-Cuckoo

The Bornean Ground-cuckoo 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, 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.

The Sunda Ground-Cuckoo is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Sunda ground-cuckoos are two large species of terrestrial cuckoos that until recently often were considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same species): * Bornean Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus) * Sumatran Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Sunda Ground-cuckoo is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More