Wildlifeof Sumatra
Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha
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Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Basic stats
Range
Southeast Asia from Myanmar to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo
Size
Up to 49cm
The chestnut-breasted malkoha is a large cuckoo found in Southeast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo. It measures up to 49 cm, with grey and dark green upperparts, chestnut underparts and a large curved pale upper mandible; male and female are similar in plumage (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha found?
- Southeast Asia from Myanmar to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo
- How big is the Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha?
- Up to 49cm