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Blue-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris (Jerdon, TC 1840)
The blue-faced malkoha or small green-billed malkoha, is a non-parasitic cuckoo found in the scrub and deciduous forests of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. It has a waxy, dark, blue-grey plumage on its upperparts and has a long tail with graduated white-tipped feathers. The throat and chin are dark with spiny pale feathers that are branched. The lower belly is a dull creamy to rufous colour. The bill is apple green, and a naked patch of blue skin surrounds the eye. The sexes are alike. The blue-faced malkoha is a bird of open forests and scrub jungle. Source: Wikipedia
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Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Phaenicophaeus
Scientific:
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Classification
Order:Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Phaenicophaeus
Scientific:
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Original description
Citation:
(Jerdon, TC 1840)
Reference:
Madras J. Lit. Sci.
11 p.223
Protonym:
Zanclostomus viridirostris
Type locality:
Bottom of the Coonoor Pass.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/176570#page/283/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6E40B45B10D21B34
Avibase ID:
avibase-6E40B45B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6E40B45B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 705309
Geographic range:
- Phaenicophaeus viridirostris: southern peninsular India and Sri Lanka
Source: Clements checklist
Blue-faced Malkoha
Catalan:
Malcoa d'ulls blaus
Czech:
kukačka modrolící
Danish:
Brillemalkoha
German:
Blauringkuckuck
Spanish:
Malcoha Cariazul
Spanish (Spain):
Malcoha Cariazul
Finnish:
intianmalkoha
French:
Malcoha à bec vert
Croatian:
indijski kukal
Hungarian:
kékarcú selymeskakukk
Italian:
Malcoa facciablu
Japanese (romaji):
aomekurobankenmodoki
Japanese:
アオメクロバンケンモドキ
Lithuanian:
Mažoji krūmyninė gegutė
Dutch:
Kleine Groensnavelmalkoha
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåbrillemalkoha
Norwegian:
Blåbrillemalkoha
Polish:
kukuła niebieskooka
Portuguese:
malcoa-de-faces-azuis
Portuguese (Portugal):
malcoa-de-faces-azuis
Russian:
Синеглазая малкоа
Slovak:
malkoha okuliarnatá
Serbian:
Plavolika malkoa
Swedish:
blåmaskad malkoha
Ukrainian:
Малкога сірочерева
Chinese:
小绿嘴地鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
藍臉地鵑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Malcoha à bec vert ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Malcoha à bec vert ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue-faced Malcoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements, version 2024: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blue-faced Malcoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Clements 4th edition: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 6th edition: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements, version 2015: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements, version 2016: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements, version 2017: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements, version 2018: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Clements, version 2019: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 1.50: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 1.52: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 2015: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 2016: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 2017: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 2018: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 2019: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 2021: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 2022: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 2023: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| eBird version 2024: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Small Green-billed Malcoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Small Green-billed Malcoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Rhopodytes viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Rhopodytes viridirostris |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Rhopodytes viridirostris |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Rhopodytes viridirostris |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phaenicophaeus viridirostris |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phaenicophaeus viridirostris |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Malcoa d'ulls blaus
Czech: Kukacka modrolící, kukačka modrolící
Danish: Brillemalkoha
German: Blauringkuckuck, Gabelkuckuck, Kleiner Grünschnabelkuckuck, Zwerggrünschnabelkuckuck
English: Blue faced Malkoha, Blue-faced Malcoha, Blue-faced Malkoha, Small Green-billed Malcoha, Small Green-billed Malkoha
English, HBW: Blue-faced Malkoha
English (IOC): Blue-faced Malkoha
English (United States): Blue-faced Malkoha
Spanish: Malchoa de cara azul, Malcoha Cariazul, Malcoha de Cara Azul
Spanish (Spain): Malcoha Cariazul
Spanish (HBW): Blue-faced Malkoha
Estonian: prill-malkohakägu
Finnish: Intianmalkoha
French: Malcoha à bec vert
Croatian: indijski kukal
Hungarian: kékarcú selymeskakukk
Italian: Malcoa facciablu, Malcoha beccoverde piccolo
Japanese (romaji): aomekurobankemmodoki, aomekurobankenmodoki
Japanese: アオメクロバンケッモドキ, アオメクロバンケンモドキ
Scientific: Phaenicophaeus viridirostris, Rhopodytes viridirostris, Zanclostomus viridirostris
Lithuanian: Mažoji krūmyninė gegutė
Malayalam: പച്ച ചുണ്ടന് , പച്ചച്ചുണ്ടൻ
Dutch: Kleine Groensnavelmalkoha
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåbrillemalkoha
Norwegian: Blåbrillemalkoha
Polish: kukula niebieskooka, kukuła niebieskooka
Portuguese: malcoa-de-faces-azuis
Portuguese (Portugal): malcoa-de-faces-azuis
Russian: Синеглазая малкоа, Синелицая кустарниковая кукушка
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Wathanil Malkoha
Slovak: Malkoha okuliarnatá
Serbian: Plavolika malkoa
Swedish: blåmaskad malkoha, Dvärgmalkoha
Tamil: Pachai Vayan
Turkish: Mavi yüzlü malkoha
Ukrainian: Малкога сірочерева
Chinese: 小绿嘴地鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 藍臉地鵑
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