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Bornean ground cuckoo

Carpococcyx radiceus (Temminck, 1832)

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The bornean ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 455 g to 540 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Bornean ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus)
Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bornean ground cuckoo

Weight
455 g – 540 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
arthropod, fruitsrc for Main food
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bornean ground cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the bornean ground cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Bornean ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus) is a large, terrestrial species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. As suggested by its common name, it is endemic to the island of Borneo, being found in the sections belonging to Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is restricted to humid forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Sumatran ground cuckoo.

From the Wikipedia article “Bornean ground cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bornean_ground_cuckoo&oldid=1343264596), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bornean ground cuckoo endangered?

The bornean ground cuckoo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the bornean ground cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCarpococcyx
  7. SpeciesCarpococcyx radiceus (Temminck, 1832)

Synonyms Calobates radiatus, Calobates radiceus, Carpococcyx radiatus, Carpococcyx radiceus radiatus, Carpococcyx radiceus radiceus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Bornean ground-cuckooEnglish
  • Bornean ground-cuckooEnglish
  • Malay ground-cuckooEnglish
  • Malay ground-cuckooEnglish
  • وقواق الأرض البورنيArabic
  • cucut terrestre de BorneoCatalan
  • kukačka bornejskáCzech
  • kukalka bornejskáCzech
  • cog ddaearWelsh
  • Borneo LøbegøgDanish
  • LaufkuckuckGerman
  • Borneo-LaufkuckuckGerman
  • BorneolaufkuckuckGerman
  • bornea kukoloEsperanto
  • Cuco terrestre de BorneoSpanish
  • vööt-redukäguEstonian
  • sundankäkiFinnish
  • Calobate radieuxFrench
  • Calobate de BornéoFrench
  • borneanski kukalCroatian
  • borneói földikakukkHungarian
  • Tokhtor kalimantanIndonesian
  • Tokhtor SundaIndonesian
  • Cuculo terragnolo del BorneoItalian
  • ハシリカッコウJapanese
  • malajinė dirvinė gegutėLithuanian
  • Maleise GrondkoekoekDutch
  • borneogjøkNorwegian
  • kukielnik jarzębatyPolish
  • cuco-terrestre-de-bornéuPortuguese
  • cuco-terrestre-do-bornéuPortuguese
  • Борнейская воронья кукушкаRussian
  • Малайская земляная кукушкаRussian
  • kukuk pestrýSlovak
  • Borneanska kukavica sa tlaSerbian
  • borneomarkgökSwedish
  • Borneo Yer GuguğuTurkish
  • Bornean yer guguğuTurkish
  • зозуля-довгоніг борнейськаUkrainian
  • 地鹃Chinese
  • 婆羅洲地鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the bornean ground cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Carpococcyx.

CompareBornean ground cuckoo vs Coral-billed ground cuckooBornean ground cuckoo vs Sumatran ground cuckoo

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bornean ground cuckoo?

An adult bornean ground cuckoo weighs 455 g – 540 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bornean ground cuckoo endangered?

The bornean ground cuckoo is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What does the bornean ground cuckoo eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropod and fruit.

What kind of animal is the bornean ground cuckoo?

The bornean ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bornean_ground_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Bornean ground cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bornean-ground-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}