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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Turdidae.

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Examples

  • Thirty-five restricted-range bird species are found in this ecoregion and include two threatened species that are also endemic to this ecoregion: the Sumatran cochoa (Cochoa beccarii) and Sumatran ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis).

    Sumatran montane rain forests 2008

  • Of these, nine bird species are found nowhere else on Earth and four are threatened, including the endangered Javan hawk-eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) and the vulnerable volcano swiftlet (Collocalia [Aerodramus] vulcanorum), Javan cochoa (Cochoa azurea), and Javan scops-owl (Otus angelinae).

    Western Java montane rain forests 2008

  • Important bird species are Sumatran ground cuckoo Carpococcyx viridis (CR), white-winged duck Cairina scutulata (EN), Lophura inornata (VU), Heliopais personata (VU), Treron capellei (VU), Alcedo euryzona (VU), Pitta schneideri (VU), P. venusta (VU) and Cochoa beccari (VU).

    Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia 2008

  • Important bird species are Rueck's blue flycatcher Cyornis ruckii (CR), white-winged duck Cairina scutulata (EN), Spizaetus nanus (VU), Lophura hoogerwerfi (VU), L. inornata (VU), Treron capellei (VU), Pitta schneideri (VU) and Cochoa beccari (VU). 57 species of the herpetofauna are also recorded.

    Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia 2008

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