Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
by Winston D Munnings
Title
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
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Winston D Munnings
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Description
The Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris)is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. Found in Southeast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo, it is a large cuckoo measuring up to 49 cm (19 in) with grey and dark green upperparts and chestnut underparts, and a large curved pale upper mandible. The male and female are similar in plumage. Unlike many cuckoos, it builds its nest and raises its own young.
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April 21st, 2014
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