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Blue-faced malkoha

Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

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Description:

This is a largish species at 39 cm. Its back and head are dark green, and the uppertail is green edged with white. The throat and belly are lighter green. There is a large blue patch around the eye and the bill is green. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller and barred above.

Habitat:

It is restricted to Sri Lanka and southern India. The blue-faced malkoha is a bird of open forests and scrub jungle. It nests in a thorn bush, the typical clutch being two, sometimes three, eggs.

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Blue-faced malkoha

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Comments (7)
AshleyT
Congrats Nidhin, this beautiful bird has been chosen as Spotting of the Day! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10157559215805603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/783819254474899457
Liana
You're welcome Nidhin.
Liana
Hi Nidhin, I reckon this beautiful bird is a blue-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris). Here is the link that I first looked at: https://pravesh2rajyapuraskar.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/birds-of-tamilnadu.pdf Beautiful images! Thank you for sharing :)

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