Ceuthmochares is a genus of 2 species of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae. The two species were once treated as a single species, known as the yellowbill. Both species are found in evergreen forest in Africa. Although they are cuckoos they are not brood parasites. This indicates that they do not lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species.
| Ceuthmochares | |
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| Green malkoha (Ceuthmochares australis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Ceuthmochares Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Cuculus aereus[1] Vieillot, 1817
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Species
edit| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Blue malkoha
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Ceuthmochares aereus (Vieillot, 1817) |
African tropical rainforest | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Green malkoha
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Ceuthmochares australis Sharpe, 1873 |
littoral areas of eastern Africa, from Kenya to South Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
edit- ^ "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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