Ceuthmochares
| Ceuthmochares | |
|---|---|
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| Green malkoha | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Cuculiformes |
| Family: | Cuculidae |
| Genus: | Ceuthmochares Cabanis & Heine, 1863 |
Ceuthmochares is a genus of 2 species of cuckoos in the Cuculidae family. The two species were once treated as a single species, known as the yellowbill. Both species are found in evergreen forests in Africa. Although they are cuckoos they are not brood parasites.
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ceuthmochares aereus | Blue malkoha | west and central Africa |
| Ceuthmochares australis | Green malkoha | Eastern Africa from Kenya to South Africa |
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