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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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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://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18035348


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)
English:
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):
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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]
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]
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 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]
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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Blue Malkoha ( Ceuthmochares aereus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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

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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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