Rough-crested Malkoha
Dasylophus superciliosus(Dumont, CHF, 1823)
English (US) Rough-crested Malkoha
The Rough-crested Malkoha (Dasylophus superciliosus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cuculidae (Cuckoos) in the order Cuculiformes.
- Scientific name
- Dasylophus superciliosus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rough-crested Malkoha
- Described by
- (Dumont, CHF, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dasylophus superciliosus cagayanensis
- Dasylophus superciliosus superciliosus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Phaenicophaus superciliosus
- Described by
- (Dumont, CHF, 1823)
- Type locality
- Philippines.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 28 p.451
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Red-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Blue-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Black-bellied Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus diardi
Green-billed Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis
Yellow-billed Malkoha
Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus
Scale-feathered Malkoha
Dasylophus cumingi
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Little Cuckoo
Coccycua minuta
Dwarf Cuckoo
Coccycua pumila
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