Biology:Scale-feathered malkoha

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Short description: Species of bird

Scale-feathered malkoha
Scaled-feather-malkoha.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Dasylophus
Species:
D. cumingi
Binomial name
Dasylophus cumingi
Fraser, 1839
Synonyms

Phaenicophaeus cumingi
Lepidogrammus cumingi

The scale-feathered malkoha (Dasylophus cumingi) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the northern Philippines .

Description

Large, with unique plastic-like feathers on head and throat, sexes alike. And whole head grey, almost white on the throat with feather on top of head and Down center of throat to upper breast tipped with black scale-like feathers; upper back forming a continuous bend with chestnut on lower breast; back, wings, and graduated white-tipped tail glossy black on lower belly and under tail coverts.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q523212 entry