Blue-faced malkoha

Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

The blue-faced malkoha is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin. It is restricted to Sri Lanka and southern India. The blue-faced malkoha is a bird of open forests and scrub jungle. It nests in a thorn bush, the typical clutch being two, sometimes three, eggs.
Blue-faced malkoha || Bangalore || Jan 2024 Blue-faced malkoha,Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

Appearance

This is a largish species at 39 cm. Its back and head are dark green, and the uppertail is green edged with white. The throat and belly are lighter green. There is a large blue patch around the eye and the bill is green. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller and barred above.This is commonly seen in plathottam,india.So plathottam is famous for malkohas.
Record shot - Blue-faced malkoha Blue-faced malkoha, It kept on jumping behind the trunk, so this is the only 'in focus' shot i got... :/ 5D mkIII,Blue-faced malkoha,Geotagged,John Rowell,Phaenicophaeus viridirostris,Sri Lanka,Srilanka,Summer,adhocphotographer

Food

The blue-faced malkoha takes a variety of insects, caterpillars and small vertebrates. It occasionally eats berries.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuculidae
GenusPhaenicophaeus
SpeciesP. viridirostris
Photographed in
India
Sri Lanka