Malkoha

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Phaenicophaeus
Stephens, 1815

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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