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Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus curvirostris(Shaw, G, 1810)

English (US) Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

The Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris) 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
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Described by
(Shaw, G, 1810)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Cuculus curvirostris
Described by
(Shaw, G, 1810)
Type locality
'Probably a native of India' = western Java.
Original description
The naturalist's miscellany 21, no.8 pl.905,text

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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