Red-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus(Pennant, T, 1769)
English (US) Red-faced Malkoha
The Red-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) 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: Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Red-faced Malkoha
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cuculus pyrrhocephalus
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Indian Zoology p.6 pl.6
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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