Biology:Phaenicophaeus

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Phaenicophaeus
Chestnut-bellied malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Phaenicophaeus
Stephens, 1815
Type species
Cuculus pyrrhocephalus[1]
Pennant, 1769

Phaenicophaeus is a genus of 6 species of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae.

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Phaenicophaeus diardi Black-bellied malkoha Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus Chestnut-bellied malkoha Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Blue-faced malkoha peninsular India and Sri Lanka.
Phaenicophaeus tristis Green-billed malkoha Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Chestnut-breasted malkoha Southeast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Red-faced malkoha Sri Lanka

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2283955 entry