Green-billed Malkoha
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| Phaenicophaeus tristis (Lesson, 1830) |
The Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found in peninsular India. 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.
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- BirdLife International (2004). Phaenicophaeus tristis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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_at_Jayanti,_Duars,_West_Bengal_W.jpg/120px-Green-billed_Malkoha_(Phaenicophaeus_tristis)_at_Jayanti,_Duars,_West_Bengal_W.jpg) at Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. |
