Blue Malkoha (Ceuthmochares aereus) [XC718968]
by Peter Boesman from Nyamibe Forest (Bonkro), Ghana (song)
Blue Malkoha (Ceuthmochares aereus) [XC629180]
by Peter Boesman from Djomo, Bayanga, Sangha-Mbare, Central African Republic (call)
Nest
A rough mass of sticks suspended around 2-5 m above the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 2
Color: white and creamy
Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
flavirostris (Swainson, 1837) - Gambia to Nigeria, west of R Niger.
aereus (Vieillot, 1817) - Nigeria and Bioko (Fernando Póo) to southern Sudan and western Kenya, and south through Zaire to Angola and northern Zambia.
australis Sharpe, 1873 - Lowlands from Ethiopia and Kenya to Tanzania (including coastal islands), Malawi, Mozambique and coastal eastern South Africa. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Whistling Yellowbill (Ceuthmochares australis).