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Sirkeer Malkoha

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Stable

Alternate Names

Sirkeer Cuckoo

Native Habitat

Scrubland

Diet

Insects, Lizards, Berries

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Sirkeer Malkoha

Taccocua leschenaultii

It is mainly earthy brown and rufous in colour, and the long heavy tail is edged with prominently white tipped graduated cross-rayed tail feathers. An obvious relation of the coucal (crow pheasant). Bill is hooked, bright cherry-red and yellow. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller and barred above.

Regional Names
  • Gujarati:
    સીરકીર
  • Malayalam:
    കള്ളിക്കുയിൽ
  • Marathi:
    लाल चोचीचा मुंगश्या
  • Tamil:
    கள்ளிக்குயில்
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Taxanomy

CUCULIFORMES
CUCULIDAE
Taccocua leschenaultii