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Blue Malkoha
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: lowland and foothill rainforest, secondary and riverine forest, thicket, and coastal scrub, from Senegambia eastward through southern Cameroon and Bioko (Gulf of Guinea) to southern South Sudan and western Kenya, and southward to northern Angola and eastern Tanzania; some intra-African migration
- 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
Afrikaans:
Groenvleiloerie
Bulgarian:
Синя храстова кукувица
Catalan:
Malcoa africà occidental
Czech:
kukačka kovová
Danish:
Gulnæbbet Malkoha
German:
Blauerzkuckuck
Esperanto:
metalblua kukolo
Spanish:
Malcoha africano occidental
Spanish (Spain):
Malcoha Africano Occidental
Estonian:
aafrika malkohakägu
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
Turkish:
Afrika malkohası
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. 2025 (Nov 2025): 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] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): 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 2025: 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] |
| eBird version 2025: 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: 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
Bulgarian: Синя храстова кукувица
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 (Avilist): Blue Malkoha
English, HBW: Chattering Yellowbill
English (IOC): Blue Malkoha
English (Kenya): Blue Yellowbill
English (United States): Blue Malkoha
Esperanto: metalblua kukolo
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)
French (Guyane): Malcoha à bec jaune
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 (Angola): Cucal-azul
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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