About Sunbittern
The Sunbittern are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Eurypygidae</em>) within the order Sunbitterns and Kagus.
Overview
The Sunbittern are a family of birds (Latin: Eurypygidae) within the order Sunbitterns and Kagus. Worldwide the family includes about 1 genera and 1 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Middle America, South America. Notable genera include Eurypyga. Eurypygiformes unite two distinctive, largely terrestrial birds of the Neotropics and New Caledonia: the sunbittern (Eurypygidae) of forest streams and the kagu (Rhynochetidae) of New Caledonian fores…
Classification
Family: Eurypygidae (Sunbittern); Order: Sunbitterns and Kagus; about 1 genera and 1 species.
Distribution
Primarily across Middle America, South America.
