Green-billed malkoha
(Phướn lớn, Phaenicophaeus tristis)
The green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found throughout Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The bird is found across south Asia east from Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka to the Southeast Asia.
Traits:
- Gray-hooded, grey-hooded;
- Red-around-eye, red facial skin, red-faced;
The English name Malkoha is derived from the Sinhala word for the red-faced malkoha; mal-koha meaning flower-cuckoo.
The genus name Phaenicophaeus is derived from the Ancient Greek: phoiniko- crimson, and phaes meaning "eyes" or "face", referring to the red-faced malkoha.
tristis sad, unhappy, melancholy.