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
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mentawai Malkoha
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1855
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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