Blue-faced malkoha
SpeciesBirds
A non-parasitic cuckoo of India and Sri Lanka
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Common
Blue-faced malkoha
- Birds
The blue-faced malkoha, also called the small green-billed malkoha, is a non-parasitic cuckoo found in scrub and deciduous forests of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Its upperparts are waxy dark blue-grey, and its long tail has graduated feathers with white tips. It has an apple-green bill and bare blue skin around the eye. The sexes are alike, and it inhabits open forests and scrub jungle.
- Scientific name
- Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
- Range
- Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
- Eye marking
- Naked blue skin surrounds the eye
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Blue-faced malkoha (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q783272
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Mvshreeram. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsMvshreeram, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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