Green-billed Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis
Least ConcernAves · Cuculiformes · Cuculidae
About
The green-billed malkoha is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The birds are waxy bluish black with a long graduated tail with white tips to the tail feathers. The bill is prominent and curved. These birds are found in dry scrub and thin forests.
Fun Fact
The birds are waxy bluish black with a long graduated tail with white tips to the tail feathers.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat is primary forest, second growth, dense thickets, scrub, cultivated areas, rubber plantations across south Asia east from Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka to the Southeast Asia.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance