The Cagou or crested Kagou ( Rhynochetos jubatus ) is a Oiseau which measures approximately 55 cm, of color grisâtre, with the long occipital feathers. It is almost unable to fly. It is the only representative of its family. He lives exclusively in New Caledonia in the wet forests, He nourishes Insecte S, of Larve S and Escargot S. He builds a Nid summary with very the ground, using branches and of dry sheets. The female lays a single egg there (6 to 7 cm length) it will share incubation, and then the nourrissage, with the male. The young person is brown with darker lines on the back.

He is often represented in aggressive postures: Crested drawn up, inflated feathers. This behavior is especially visible in Captivité; in nature, it adopts a behavior in conformity with its apprehensive temperament.

Sought for the trade of its feathers in the Years 1900, and victim of the disappearance of its natural habitat because of the exploitation of the mines of Nickel, Cagou became rare and threatened. It is protected today by the law. They are the Chien S servants, the Porc S, the Chat S, and the Rat S which threaten it most seriously.

The cry of the cagou to the characteristic to resemble a yap of young person Dog.

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