Blue-faced Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

Least Concern

The Blue-faced Malkoha is a cuckoo of tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats. It moves through trees, scrub, reedbeds, or open country searching for caterpillars, insects, fruit, and small animals, often using a long tail and quiet, deliberate movements to slip through cover. Many cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests, while coucals, anis, and couas usually raise their own young.

Family

Cuculidae

Group

Cuckoos

Range

Blue-faced Malkoha Range — Resident or seasonal range in tropical and temperate woodland, scrub, and forest-edge habitats

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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