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
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1810)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Phaenicophaeus curvirostris singularis
- Phaenicophaeus curvirostris curvirostris
- Phaenicophaeus curvirostris deningeri
- Phaenicophaeus curvirostris microrhinus
- Phaenicophaeus curvirostris harringtoni
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.
Other species of the family Cuckoos
Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus
Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
Green Malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
Blue Malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
Mentawai Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus
Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
Red-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Blue-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Black-bellied Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus diardi
Green-billed Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis
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