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| Sumatran Ground Cuckoo Carpococcyx viridis
- Adult |
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| Photographer : | © Wildlife Conservation Society / Nick Brickle |
| Location : | Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Date : |
14 January 2007 |
| English synonyms: | Sumatran Ground-Cuckoo, Sunda Ground Cuckoo, Malay Ground Cuckoo, Malayan Ground Cuckoo, Ground Cuckoo |
| Bird Family : | Cuculidae - Old World Cuckoos, Koels & Malkohas |
| Bird Group : | CUCULIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Critically Endangered |
| Remarks : | Endemic to Sumatra and only known from nine previous records. This bird was inadvertently trapped by hunters in a snare set for Junglefowl. Following a period of recuperation, the bird was released back to the wild close to the location of its capture near Liwa in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, southern Sumatra. |
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