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Blue-Faced Malkoha

නිල් මුහුණු මල්කෝවා நீலக்கண்ணி

Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

Least concern

Blue-Faced Malkoha
Mvshreeram · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The blue-faced malkoha 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. The sexes are alike. The blue-faced malkoha is a bird of open forests and scrub jungle.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Blue-faced malkoha — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): நீலக்கண்ணி — CC BY-SA 4.0