Ceuthmochares
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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Green malkoha (Ceuthmochares australis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Ceuthmochares Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Cuculus aereus[1] Vieillot, 1817 | |
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ceuthmochares aereus | Blue malkoha | African tropical rainforest |
| Ceuthmochares australis | Green malkoha | littoral areas of eastern Africa, from Kenya to South Africa |
References
- "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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