Phaenicophaeus
Chestnut-bellied malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Phaenicophaeus
Stephens, 1815
Type species
Cuculus pyrrhocephalus[1]
Pennant, 1769

Phaenicophaeus is a genus of 6 species of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae.

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Phaenicophaeus diardiBlack-bellied malkohaBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Phaenicophaeus sumatranusChestnut-bellied malkohaBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Phaenicophaeus viridirostrisBlue-faced malkohapeninsular India and Sri Lanka.
Phaenicophaeus tristisGreen-billed malkohaIndian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia
Phaenicophaeus curvirostrisChestnut-breasted malkohaSoutheast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalusRed-faced malkohaSri Lanka

References

  1. "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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