Red-billed malkoha

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Red-billed malkoha
File:Red-billed Malkoha.jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

File:Red-billed Malkoha RWD4.jpg
At San Diego Zoo

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