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The kagu or cagou (Rhynochetos jubatus) is a crested, long-legged, and bluish-grey bird endemic to the dense mountain forests of New Caledonia. It is the only surviving member of the genus Rhynochetos and the family Rhynochetidae , [ 3 ] although a second species has been described from the fossil record.
These songs can carry for distances of up to 2 km. Mating pairs will often sing duets in the early morning, which may be territorial behaviour. Males tend to sing more frequently than females, and solitary songs tend to belong to males more often than females. Kagu calls have been described as strange.
The kagu is the only extant representative of a family endemic to New Caledonia and is an emblem of the island territory. This is a list of the bird species recorded in New Caledonia. The avifauna of New Caledonia include a total of 226 species, of which 28 are endemic, and 13 have been introduced by humans.
Eurypygiformes / j ʊər ɪ ˈ p ɪ dʒ ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order formed by the kagus, comprising two species in the family Rhynochetidae endemic to New Caledonia, and the sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) from the tropical regions of the Americas. [1] Its closest relatives appear to be the tropicbirds of the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and ...
The following is a list of species endemic to New Caledonia. Except where indicated, the species is only found on Grande Terre. White-bellied goshawk † Powerful goshawk †Gracile goshawk; New Caledonian rail †New Caledonian gallinule; Kagu †Lowland kagu; Cloven-feathered dove; New Caledonian imperial pigeon †New Caledonian ground dove
The kagu represents not only an endemic species but also New Caledonia's only endemic bird family, the Rhynochetidae. The New Caledonia Great Barrier Reef is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the second largest barrier reef in the world. [26]
The lowland kagu (Rhynochetos orarius) is a large, extinct species of kagu. It was endemic to the island of New Caledonia in Melanesia in the south-west Pacific region. It was described from subfossil bones found at the Pindai Caves paleontological site on the west coast of Grande Terre .
The article Endemic birds of New Caledonia gives an overview. Pages in category "Endemic birds of New Caledonia" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.