Red-billed malkoha
Species of bird
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The red-billed malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
| Red-billed malkoha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Zanclostomus Swainson, 1837 |
| Species: | Z. javanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zanclostomus javanicus (Horsfield, 1821) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phaenicophaeus javanicus | |
The genus Zanclostomus was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate the red-billed malkoha.[2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek zanklon meaning "sickle" or "reaping hook" with stoma meaning "mouth".[3]
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