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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
15/05/2024 01:11:30 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Sirkeer Malkoha*
Id (Atlas):
Taccocua leschenaultii
Description (10 )
Sirkeer Malkoha
© flickr.com
Other Names (World)
Sirkeer Malkoha, Sirkeer Cuckoo
Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Size
42 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Lesson, 1830)
Habitat
Open scrub and thorn jungle, deciduous secondary jungle. From sea-level - 1,000 m.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Habits
Singly or in pairs.
Food
Insects, lizards, fallen fruits and berries.
Voice
A subdued 'bzuk... bzuk'. A 'p-tang' with a metallic quality, uttered in alarm.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)... )
Listen to XC211578
Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii ) [XC211578 ]
by Prashant Kumar from Udawalawe NP, Uva Province, Sri Lanka (call)
Listen to XC304562
Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii ) [XC304562 ]
by Hans Matheve from saldi pond amreli, India (call)
Nest
A shallow saucer composed of twigs lined with green leaves, place in a thorn bush or on a sapling 2 - 7 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide )
2 - 3; chalky white.
Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
sirkee (Gray, JE, 1831) - Pakistan (Sind, Punjab) and north-western India.
infuscata Blyth, 1845 - India in sub-Himalayan terai and duars from Kumaon through Nepal to western Assam and Bangladesh, and south to south-central Maharashtra and northern Andhra Pradesh.
leschenaultii (Lesson, 1830) - Southern India and Sri Lanka.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Sirkeer Malkoha see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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