Malkohas

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Malkohas
Red-bellied cuckoo (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)

Red-bellied cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus sumatranus )

Systematics
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Cuckoo birds (Cuculiformes)
Family : Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Subfamily : Great spotted cuckoo (Phaenicophaeinae)
Genre : Malkohas
Scientific name
Phaenicophaeus
Stephens , 1815

The Malkohas are birds from the family of the cuckoo birds, which belong to the subfamily of the great-billed cuckoos (Phaenicophaeinae). A part is assigned to the genus Phaenicophaeus . The term commonly used in English is mainly used in German for red-faced malkoha .

features

Malkohas are large cuckoo birds and are native to the tropics of Asia . In contrast to many other species of cuckoos, they are not brood parasites , but raise their offspring themselves. They are resident birds .

species

The following species are or were included in the genus Phaenicophaeus :

  • Diard's Cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus diardi )
  • Red-bellied cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus sumatranus )
  • Great greenhorn cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus tristis )
  • Lesser greenhorn cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris )
  • Cuckoo cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus ), (formerly), now included in the genus Rhamphococcyx as Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus
  • Shimmering Cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus curvirostris )
  • Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus )
  • Red- browed cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus superciliosus ), (formerly), now part of the genus Dasylophus as Dasylophus superciliosus
  • Scaled- neck cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus cumingi ), (formerly), now possibly included in the genus Lepidogrammus as Lepidogrammus cumingi
  • Mentawai Shimmering Cuckoo ( Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus )

Also in the English-speaking world as malkohas are:

  • Sirkarkuckuck (Sirkeer Malkoha) ( Taccocua leschenaultii )
  • Bubuckuckuck (Raffles's Malkoha) ( Rhinortha chlorophaea )
  • Chestnut -bellied cuckoo (Red-billed Malkoha) ( Zanclostomus javanicus )

literature

  • RB Payne: The Cuckoos, Birds Families of the World , Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-19-850213-5
  • Fotolulu: Taxonomy of All Birds in the World - Volume I. The complete checklist of all bird species and subspecies in the world. Vol. 4, ISBN 978-3-7528-4733-8 , Publisher: Books on Demand, September 27, 2018

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Avibase
  2. ↑ J. Erhitzøe, CF man, FP Brammer, RA Fuller: Cuckoos of the World . Christopher Helm, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-7136-6034-0 .
  3. ↑ List on hbw.com
  4. ↑ HBW Yellow-billed Malkoha
  5. ↑ HBW Red-crested Malkoha
  6. ↑ HBW Scale-feathered Malkoha

Web links

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