Sumatran Tokhtor (Carpococcyx viridis) is a bird endemic to Sumatra, including the 18 rarest birds in Indonesia.
Tokhtor Sumatran
bird species are listed as Critically the conservation status of the most high keterancaman. Anticipated population does not reach 300 individuals. Tokhtor Sumatra bird once thought extinct because since terdiskripsikan in 1916 was never found again, in November 1997 a new Sumatra Tokhtor successfully photographed for the first time by Andjar Rafiastanto. Photo subsequently occurred in 2006, camera trap surveys for tigers close to the National Park Kerinci Seblat can take pictures of birds Tokhtor Sumatra.
Tokhtor Sumatran birds are ground dwellers
bird with a large body size reached 60 cm. Foot and half green. Black crown, while the coat, the top, side neck, cover wing and center wing cover faded green. The lower part of the body is brown with greenish brown wide bars. Wings and tail glossy greenish black. Lower throat and chest pale green below, the bottom of the remaining cinnamon bungalan, reddish sides. Skin around the eyes is green, lilac and blue.
This bird is one of three species that exist in the world Tokhtor than Tokhtor Borneo (Carpococcyx radiceus) are endemic to Borneo and Coral-billed Ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx renauldi) found in Thailand and Vietnam. Formerly, Tokhtor Sumatra and Kalimantan Tokhtor regarded as the same species Tokhtor called Sunda.