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Red-billed malkoha

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The red-billed malkoha is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. Its genus, Zanclostomus, was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate it, combining Ancient Greek words for sickle and mouth. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Zanclostomus javanicus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. Red-billed malkoha (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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2. Red-billed malkoha (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q18838 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, habitat (P2974): Terrestrial
    Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a terrestrial habitat type.
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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