The green-billed malkoha (''Phaenicophaeus tristis'') is a species of non-parasitic

cuckoo Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals and anis. The coucals and anis are sometimes separ ...

found throughout

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and

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. 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.

Description

Green-billed malkoha is about 50–60 cm centimetres long and weighs 100–128 g. It often has a clear white boarder to the red face patch salty grey on the face and neck. Adult green-billed malkoha has dark grey with green gloss above, oily green wings.

Distribution and habitat

Its breeding habitat is Primary forest, second growth, dense thickets, scrub, cultivated areas, rubber plantations across south

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east from

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, and Sri Lanka to the

Gallery

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File:Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W.jpg, at Jayanti in

Buxa Tiger Reserve , photo = Buxa Tiger Reserve forest 2014.jpg , iucn_category = II , map = India West Bengal , map_width = , label = Buxa NP , label_position = right , location = West Bengal, India , nearest_city = Alipurduar , coordinates = , area_km ...

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district of

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References

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