Rhynochetos

Rhynochetos
Rhynochetos jubatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Eurypygiformes
Family:Rhynochetidae
Genus:Rhynochetos
Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860
Species

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Rhynochetos is a genus of birds in the kagu family. It contains two species, both endemic to New Caledonia, one of which is extinct.[1]

Species

  • Rhynochetos jubatus Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860kagu
  • Rhynochetos orarius Balouet & Olson, 1989lowland kagu

References

  1. Balouet, J.C.; Olson, Storrs L. (1989). "Fossil birds from Late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 469: 28&ndash, 32. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.469.


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