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ForestScrapeLarge · 860 g
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The kagu is a ground-living bird, 55 cm (22 in) in length. The weight can vary considerably by individual and by season, ranging from 700–1,100 g (25–39 oz). Its plumage is unusually bright for a bird of the forest floor; ash-grey and white coloured. Little sexual dimorphism is seen beyond a difference in the amount of barring in the primary feathers. It possesses powder down, which helps keep it dry and insulates it in the extremes of New Caledonia's tropical climate.
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When to see the Kagu
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Kagu
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Kagu
The kagu or cagou 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.
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