Green-billed Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,436
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The birds are waxy bluish black with a long graduated tail with white tips to the tail feathers. The bill is prominent and curved. These birds are found in dry scrub and thin forests.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Green-billed malkoha”.