Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Cuculiformes · Cuculidae
About
The chestnut-breasted malkoha is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Found in Southeast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo, it is a large cuckoo measuring up to 49 cm (19 in) with grey and dark green upperparts and chestnut underparts, and a large curved pale upper mandible. The male and female are similar in plumage. Unlike many cuckoos, it builds its nest and raises its own young.
Fun Fact
The male and female are similar in plumage.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat is being cleared.
Diet
Eats small vertebrates, such as small lizards, frogs, and baby birds, and insects, including caterpillars, grasshoppers, cicadas, stick insects, mantises, cockroaches, beetles, and bugs, as well as spiders and small crabs.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance