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Yellowbill
Ceuthmochares aereus (Vieillot, LJP 1817)
The blue malkoha or chattering yellowbill is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly conspecific with the green malkoha until split in 2016. It is widely distributed across the African tropical rainforest. Source: Wikipedia
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Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Ceuthmochares
Scientific:
Ceuthmochares aereus
Classification
Order:Cuculiformes
Family:
Cuculidae
Genus:
Ceuthmochares
Scientific:
Ceuthmochares aereus
Original description
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1817)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
8 p.229
Protonym:
Cuculus aereus
Type locality:
Malimbe, Portuguese Congo.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60104#page/247/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E0D521B7C12613CE
Avibase ID:
avibase-E0D521B7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E0D521B7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554722
Geographic range:
- Ceuthmochares aereus aereus: Nigeria and Bioko Island to South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, Angola, and northern Zambia
- Ceuthmochares aereus flavirostris: Gambia to Nigeria (west of the Niger River)
Source: Clements checklist
Yellowbill
Catalan:
Malcoa africà occidental
Czech:
kukačka kovová
Danish:
Gulnæbbet Malkoha
German:
Blauerzkuckuck
Spanish:
Malcoha africano occidental
Spanish (Spain):
Malcoha Africano Occidental
Finnish:
sinikäki
French:
Malcoha à bec jaune
Croatian:
zlatnokljuni kukal
Hungarian:
sárgacsőrű bozótkakukk
Italian:
Malcoa africana
Japanese (romaji):
kibashibankemmodoki
Japanese:
キバシバンケンモドキ
Lithuanian:
Geltonsnapė gegutė
Dutch:
Blauwe Geelsnavelmalkoha
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåmalmgauk
Norwegian:
Blåmalmgjøk
Polish:
siwianka
Portuguese:
Cucal-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
malcoa-azul
Russian:
Желтоклювая малкоа
Slovak:
malkoha modrá
Serbian:
Plava malkoa
Swedish:
blå gulnäbb
Ukrainian:
Малкога жовтодзьоба
Chinese:
黄嘴鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
黃嘴藍地鵑
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Yellowbill (Blue) ( Ceuthmochares aereus [aereus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Yellowbill (Blue) ( Ceuthmochares aereus [aereus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Yellowbill (Blue) ( Ceuthmochares aereus aereus/flavirostris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Yellowbill (Blue) ( Ceuthmochares aereus aereus/flavirostris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Yellowbill (Blue) ( Ceuthmochares aereus aereus/flavirostris) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Chattering Yellowbill ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ceuthmochares aereus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ceuthmochares aereus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ceuthmochares [aereus or australis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Groenvleiloerie
Catalan: Malcoa africà, Malcoa africà occidental
Czech: kukačka kovová
Danish: Gulnæbbet Malkoha
German: Blauerzkuckuck, Erzkuckuck, Westerzkuckuck
English: Blue Malkoha, Chattering Yellowbill, Yellowbill, Yellowbill (Blue)
English, HBW: Chattering Yellowbill
English (IOC): Blue Malkoha
English (Kenya): Blue Yellowbill
English (United States): Blue Malkoha
Spanish: Malcoha Africano, Malcoha africano occidental
Spanish (Spain): Malcoha Africano Occidental
Spanish (HBW): Yellowbill (Blue)
Estonian: aafrika malkohakägu
Finnish: sinikäki
French: Bec-jaune bleu, Malcoha à bec jaune, Malcoha à bec jaune (bleu)
Croatian: zlatnokljuni kukal
Hungarian: sárgacsőrű bozótkakukk
Italian: Beccogiallo, Malcoa africana
Japanese (romaji): kibashibankemmodoki, kibashibankenmodoki, kibashibankenmodoki (aereus/flavirostris)
Japanese: キバシバンケンモドキ, キバシバンケンモドキ (aereus/flavirostris)
Scientific: Ceuthmochares aereus, Ceuthmochares aereus [aereus Group], Ceuthmochares aereus aereus, Ceuthmochares aereus aereus/flavirostris, Cuculus aereus
Lithuanian: Geltonsnapė gegutė
Dutch: Blauwe Geelsnavelmalkoha, Geelsnavelmalkoha, Geelsnavelmalkoha (aereus/flavirostris)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåmalmgauk
Norwegian: Blåmalmgjøk, Malmgjøk
Polish: siwianka
Portuguese: Cucal-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): Cuco-de-bico-amarelo, malcoa-azul
Russian: Желтоклювая кукушка, Желтоклювая малкоа
Slovak: malkoha modrá
Serbian: Plava malkoa
Swedish: blå gulnäbb, Blå malkoha
Swahili: Ukiki
Turkish: Afrika malkohası
Ukrainian: Малкога жовтодзьоба
Chinese: 黄嘴鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 黃嘴藍地鵑
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