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Mentawai Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudusVerreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855

English (US) Mentawai Malkoha

The Mentawai Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus) 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.

Range: Mentawai Islands (off southwestern Sumatra)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Mentawai Malkoha
Described by
Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Phaenicophaeus aneicaudus
Described by
Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855
Type locality
Ceylon, error = Mentawi Islands, cf. Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, 14, 1894, p. 590.
Original description
Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 7 p.357

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

See all 156 species of the family Cuculidae