Class Aves Family Cuculidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Cuculiformes Genus Phaenicophaeus | |
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Scientific name Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii Similar Blue‑faced malkoha, Malkoha, Grey‑bellied cuckoo, Banded bay cuckoo, Common hawk‑cuckoo |
The sirkeer malkoha or sirkeer cuckoo (Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii), is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the hoatzin. It is a resident bird in the Indian subcontinent.
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Sirkeer malkoha umiam lake 2 nov 2012
Distribution

All of the sub-Himalayan Indian subcontinent, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka; patchy in Pakistan and Rajasthan. Sometimes considered as three races, varying in colouration.
Description

Nesting
This cuckoo, like other malkohas, is non-parasitic.

The scientific name of this bird commemorates the French botanist Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour.


References
Sirkeer malkoha Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA