Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultiiLesson, RP, 1830
English (US) Sirkeer Malkoha
The Sirkeer Malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii) 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
- Taccocua leschenaultii
- Family
- Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sirkeer Malkoha
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1830
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Taccocua leschenaultii sirkee
- Taccocua leschenaultii infuscata
- Taccocua leschenaultii leschenaultii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Taccocua Leschenaultii
- Described by
- Lesson, RP, 1830
- Type locality
- India = Madras.
- Original description
- Traité d'Ornithologie, ou Tableau Méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux livr.2 p.144
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
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Red-faced Malkoha
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Blue-faced Malkoha
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