Sumatran ground cuckoo
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| phylum | Chordata | The Sumatran ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) is a large, terrestrial species of cuckoo. It was introduced to Western science in 1879 and was formerly considered conspecific with the Bornean ground cuckoo but was given status as a unique species in 2000. This elusive species was initially known from just eight specimens and evaded notice from 1916 until 1997, when it was rediscovered. The Sumatran ground cuckoo's diet is thought to consist of invertebrates, small mammals, and reptiles.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Cuculiformes | |
| family | Cuculidae | |
| genus | Carpococcyx | |
| species | G. viridis |
