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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Blue-faced Malkoha* |
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Phaenicophaeus viridirostris |
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Description (10)
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Blue-faced Malkoha
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Other Names (World)
Blue-faced Malkoha, Lesser Green-billed Malkoha, Small Green-billed Malkoha
Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Size
39 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Jerdon, 1840)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, moist and dry shrubland. From sea-level - 1,000 m.
India (B) (R) (NB), Sri Lanka (B) (R) (NB).
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Peninsular India from about north-western Maharashtra and central Orissa south to Sri Lanka.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Mainly insects, caterpillars and small vertebrates. Occasionally berries.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)
Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) [XC392158]
by AfsarNayakkan from Udawalawe NP, Uva Province, Sri Lanka (call)
Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) [XC497630]
by Mandar Bhagat from Kattampally, Kannur, Kerala, India (call)
Subspecies
Sometimes combined with Black-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus diardi), Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus) and Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) in a separate genus Rhopodytes.
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Blue-faced Malkoha see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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