Kagu vs Sunbittern
The kagu is heavier: 860 g against 210 g for the sunbittern, about 4.1 times the weight.
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a kagu and a sunbittern?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The kagu is heavier: 860 g against 210 g for the sunbittern, about 4.1 times the weight.
- They share the order Eurypygiformes but sit in different families: Kagu in Rhynochetidae, Sunbittern in Eurypygidae.
- The kagu is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the sunbittern is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Kagu | Sunbittern | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Rhynochetos jubatus | Eurypyga helias |
| Family | Rhynochetidae | Eurypygidae |
| Order | Eurypygiformes | Eurypygiformes |
| Weight | 700 g – 880 g | 200 g – 237 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 15 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | wetland |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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