Kagu close relationship between the kagu and sunbittern. The kagu and sunbittern, and possibly the adzebills, seem to form a distinct Gondwanan lineage of birds, possibly one order, possibly more, though the relationships between them and groups previously considered related, such as the mesites and the "core Gruiformes," are not yet resolved. It is notable, however, that the sunbittern and the mesites possess powder down too, whereas the "core Gruiformes" do not. While the kagu is the only living species in the clade Rhynochetidae, a larger species, the lowland kagu ("Rhynochetos orarius"), has been described from Holocene subfossil remains. The measurements
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