Blue-faced Malkoha

分类位置

同属物种

Black-bellied Malkoha

Black-bellied Malkoha

棕腹地鵑

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha

栗胸地鵑

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

绿嘴地鹃

Green-billed Malkoha

Red-faced Malkoha

Red-faced Malkoha

形态与习性

The blue-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) or small green-billed malkoha, is a non-parasitic cuckoo found in the scrub and deciduous forests of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. It has a waxy, dark, blue-grey plumage on its upperparts and has a long tail with graduated white-tipped feathers. The throat and chin are dark with spiny pale feathers that are branched. The lower belly is a dull creamy to rufous colour. The bill is apple green, and a naked patch of blue skin surrounds the eye.