Chestnut-bellied Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus sumatranus

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The Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is a rare breeding resident in Singapore.

It inhabits forests, such as the Central Catchment and the Western Catchment.

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  1. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tan Kok Hui
  2. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips?authkey=Gv1sRgCPOn8Zj6hvX1jwE#5742998589949940370
  3. Adapted by Tan Kok Hui from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaenicophaeus_sumatranus

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