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Red-faced Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (Pennant, T 1769)

The red-faced malkoha is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. This malkoha species is endemic to Sri Lanka Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Cuculiformes
Family:
  Cuculidae
Genus:
   Phaenicophaeus
Scientific:
  Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus


Original description

Citation:
  (Pennant, T 1769)

Reference:
   Indian Zool.

Protonym:
  Cuculus pyrrhocephalus

Type locality:
  Ceylon.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56772636#page/12/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E868D55CD89271FE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E868D55C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E868D55C


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554732


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus: Sri Lanka
English:
Red-faced Malkoha
Catalan:
Malcoa cara-rogenc
Czech:
kukačka červenolící
Danish:
Rødmasket Malkoha
German:
Nacktstirnkuckuck
Spanish:
Malcoha Carirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Malcoha Carirrojo
Finnish:
punanaamamalkoha
French:
Malcoha à face rouge
Croatian:
crvenolici kukal
Hungarian:
vörösképű selymeskakukk
Icelandic:
Lofnargaukur
Italian:
Malcoa facciarossa
Japanese (romaji):
akagaobankenmodoki
Japanese:
アカガオバンケンモドキ
Lithuanian:
Raudonskruostė krūmyninė gegutė
Dutch:
Roodwangmalkoha
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudmaskemalkoha
Norwegian:
Rødmaskemalkoha
Polish:
kukuła białobrzucha
Portuguese:
malcoa-de-faces-vermelhas
Portuguese (Portugal):
malcoa-de-faces-vermelhas
Russian:
Краснолицая малкоа
Slovak:
malkoha červenolíca
Serbian:
Crvenolika malkoa
Swedish:
rödmaskad malkoha
Ukrainian:
Малкога білогруда
Chinese:
红脸地鹃
Chinese (Traditional):
紅臉地鵑


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Malcoha à face rouge ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Malcoha à face rouge ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements 1st edition:
Red-faced Malcoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements, version 2021:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements, version 2022:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements, version 2023:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements, version 2024:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Red-faced Malcoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements 4th edition:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements, version 2015:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements, version 2016:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements, version 2017:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements, version 2018:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Clements, version 2019:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
eBird version 1.50:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
eBird version 2024:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Red-faced Malcoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Red-faced Malcoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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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:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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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:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Oriental Bird Club:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Red-faced Malkoha ( Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus

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Species status: full species

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Catalan: Malcoa cara-rogenc
Czech: Kukacka cervenolící, kukačka červenolící
Danish: Rødmasket Malkoha
German: Nacktstirnkuckuck
English: Red faced Malkoha, Red-faced Malcoha, Red-faced Malkoha
English, HBW: Red-faced Malkoha
English (IOC): Red-faced Malkoha
English (United States): Red-faced Malkoha
Spanish: Malcoha Carirrojo, Malcoha de Cara Roja
Spanish (Spain): Malcoha Carirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-faced Malkoha
Estonian: valgekõht-malkohakägu
Finnish: Punanaamamalkoha
French: Malcoha à face rouge
Croatian: crvenolici kukal
Hungarian: vörösképű selymeskakukk
Icelandic: Lofnargaukur
Italian: Malcoa facciarossa, Malcoha facciarossa
Japanese (romaji): akagaobankemmodoki, akagaobankenmodoki
Japanese: アカガオバンケンモドキ
Scientific: Cuculus pyrrhocephalus, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhoephalus
Lithuanian: Raudonskruostė krūmyninė gegutė
Dutch: Roodwangmalkoha
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudmaskemalkoha
Norwegian: Rødmaskemalkoha
Polish: kukula bialobrzucha, kukuła białobrzucha
Portuguese: malcoa-de-faces-vermelhas
Portuguese (Portugal): malcoa-de-faces-vermelhas
Russian: Краснолицая кустарниковая кукушка, Краснолицая малкоа
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Sri Lanka Watha-rathu Malkoha
Slovak: malkoha cervenolíca, malkoha červenolíca
Serbian: Crvenolika malkoa
Swedish: Rödhuvad malkoha, rödmaskad malkoha
Turkish: Al yüzlü malkoha
Ukrainian: Малкога білогруда
Chinese: 红脸地鹃
Chinese (Traditional): 紅臉地鵑

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