Red-billed malkoha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Zanclostomus
Swainson, 1837
Species:
Z. javanicus
Binomial name
Zanclostomus javanicus
(Horsfield, 1821)
Synonyms

Phaenicophaeus javanicus

The red-billed malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

The genus Zanclostomus was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate the red-billed malkoha.[2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek zanklon meaning "sickle" or "reaping hook" with stoma meaning "mouth".[3]

At San Diego Zoo

References

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  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Zanclostomus javanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22684110A130088567. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22684110A130088567.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Swainson, William John (1837). On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. Vol. 2. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman and John Taylor. p. 301.
  3. ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 413. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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