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Green-billed Malkoha

Koh Samui, Thailand

The Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found in
peninsular India. The birds are waxy bluish black with a long graduated tail with white tips to the
tail feathers. The bill is prominent and curved. These birds are found in dry scrub and thin forests.

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Phaenicophaeus
Species: Phaenicophaeus tristis

Source: Wikipedia

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