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Kagu
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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 family Rhynochetidae, although a second species has been described from the fossil record.
Species
Endangered鷺鶴（学名：Rhynochetos jubatus），又名卡古鳥，是新喀里多尼亞特有的一種鳥類。牠們的腳長，呈藍灰色，棲息在山區密林之中。牠們是鷺鶴科下鷺鶴屬的唯一現存種。牠們差不多不能飛，在地上以樹枝築巢。牠們受到掠食而接近滅絕的邊緣。
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhynochetos
- Mass
- 50
- Image
- Kagu 0A2A3921.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
- Commons category
- Rhynochetos jubatus
- taxon name
- Rhynochetos jubatus
- Commons gallery
- Rhynochetos jubatus
- endemic to
- New Caledonia
- means of locomotion
- bipedalism
- wingspan
- 86
- egg incubation period
- 35
- litter size
- 1
- longest observed lifespan
- 31
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- taxon common name
- cagu
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy and systematics
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour and ecology
- Diet
- Breeding
- Status and conservation
- Relationship with humans
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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 family Rhynochetidae, although a second species has been described from the fossil record.
Measuring in length, it has pale grey plumage and bright red legs. Its nasal corns are a unique feature not shared with any other bird. Almost flightless, it spends its time on or near the ground, where it hunts its invertebrate prey and builds a nest of sticks on the forest floor. Both parents share incubation of a single egg and rearing the chick. It has proven vulnerable to introduced predators and is threatened with extinction.
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