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title: "Blue-faced Malkoha"
description: "Phaenicophaeus viridirostris — Uccelli. The blue-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) or small green-billed malkoha, is a non-parasitic cuckoo found in the scrub and deciduous forests of peninsular India and Sri Lanka."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/blue-faced-malkoha
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Blue-faced Malkoha

> Phaenicophaeus viridirostris — Uccelli. The blue-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) or small green-billed malkoha, is a non-parasitic cuckoo found in the scrub and deciduous forests of peninsular India and Sri Lanka.

- Scientific name: *Phaenicophaeus viridirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 980
- Wikidata: [Q783272](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q783272)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73193](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73193)

## Names

- en: Blue-faced Malkoha
- de: Kleiner Grünschnabelkuckuck
- es: Malcoha Cariazul
- fr: Malcoha à bec vert
- nl: Kleine groensnavelmalkoha
- pl: Kukuła niebieskooka

## Countries with the most observations

IN (748), LK (131)

## Summary

The blue-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris) or small green-billed malkoha, is a non-parasitic cuckoo found in the scrub and deciduous forests of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. It has a waxy, dark, blue-grey plumage on its upperparts and has a long tail with graduated white-tipped feathers. The throat and chin are dark with spiny pale feathers that are branched. The lower belly is a dull creamy to rufous colour. The bill is apple green, and a naked patch of blue skin surrounds the eye. The sexes are alike. The blue-faced malkoha is a bird of open forests and scrub jungle.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-faced_malkoha

## Photo

![Blue-faced Malkoha](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-faced-malkoha/medium.jpg)

Photo: wilmotsenaratne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/377959335

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-faced-malkoha?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).