MALKOHA


'Malkohas' are large birds in the cuckoo family Cuculidae, all in the genus '''Phaenicophaeus'''. The group name is derived from the Sinhalese word for the Red-faced Malkoha. These are all Asian tropical species.
Species in taxonomic order are:

Black-bellied Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus diardi''

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus sumatranus''

Blue-faced Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus viridirostris''

Green-billed Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus tristis''

Sirkeer Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii''

Raffles' Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus''

Red-billed Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus javanicus''

Yellow-billed Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus''

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus curvirostris''

Red-faced Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus''

Red-crested Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus superciliosus''

Scale-feathered Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus cumingi''

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