About the Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo
The coral-billed ground cuckoo, also known as Renauld's ground cuckoo, is a large, terrestrial species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae, found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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The coral-billed ground cuckoo can grow up to 56-70 centimeters (22-28 inches) in length. One captive specimen was reported to weigh 400 grams (0.88 pounds) when close to being fully grown. Adults are sexually monomorphic. Their head, neck, upper breast, primaries, and tail are a glossy violet-black color, with a bare patch of red and violet-colored skin around the eyes. A white band sits below the neck, with the lower breast, flanks, belly, and undertail coverts being primarily white. Their back, rump, and secondaries are primarily grey, with the tips of the secondaries being violet.
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Where the Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo lives
When to see the Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo
Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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