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Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus (Horsfield, 1821)
Cuculidae — Cuckoos
Red-billed Malkoha, Zanclostomus javanicus, is a cuckoo in the family Cuculidae, breeding in the Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sundas. It occurs in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, and is associated with subtropical or tropical dry forests. The genus Zanclostomus was created to hold this bird, and its name comes from Greek words meaning sickle or reaping hook and mouth. It was described by Horsfield in 1821.
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae — Cuckoos
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas
