Rough-crested malkoha
| Rough-crested malkoha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Dasylophus |
| Species: | D. superciliosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasylophus superciliosus Dumont, 1823
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Dasylophus superciliosus | |
The rough-crested malkoha (Dasylophus superciliosus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Luzon Island in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest.
Description[]
Large, with long tail and unique crest, sexes similar, races differ in that cagayanensis is smaller with less extensive and shorter superciliary crest and with olive wash on underparts compared to superciliosus. And upperparts, wings, and tail black with bluish green gloss; superciliary or eyebrow composed of long, loosely webbed red feathers running from lores to nape; graduated tail feathers tipped white; underparts black with dull greenish tinge.
Head feather pattern
Subspecies[]
Two subspecies are recognized
- D.s. superciliosus: Southern Luzon; red wattle and longer crest
- D. s. cagayanesis: Northern Luzon; yellow wattle and short crest [2]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Dasylophus superciliosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684126A93015650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684126A93015650.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx and Birdlife Guides International. pp. 84–85.
- BirdLife International 2004. Phaenicophaeus superciliosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Dasylophus
- Birds of Luzon
- Birds described in 1823
- Taxa named by Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix
- Cuculiformes stubs