Kagu: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the kagu lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhynochetos jubatus
Group	Cuckoos, turacos & other birds
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	50 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Eurypygiformes
Family	Rhynochetidae

Where does the kagu live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the kagu in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to New Caledonia.

New Caledonia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a kagu?

Wikidata records the following for the kagu: mass 50 g (birth weight).

Is the kagu endangered?

The kagu’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the kagu?

The kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) is a bird in the order Eurypygiformes and the family Rhynochetidae, genus Rhynochetos. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the kagu

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 55 cm (22 in) 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kagu (revision 1380740123), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q669634 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).