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Red-billed malkoha

Birds

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
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cuculiformes, Taxa
Source Red-billed malkoha (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tropical Dry Forest, Biomes
Source Red-billed malkoha (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Red-billed malkoha (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
  • Infobox: 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.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cuculiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Introduction
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cuculidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 429
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 429
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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