Scale-feathered Malkoha (Dasylophus cumingi)
About the Scale-feathered Malkoha
The scale-feathered malkoha (Dasylophus cumingi) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is a spectacular looking bird with its white hood, red eyes and yellowish bill with a line of scaled feathers down from the bill and up over the crown, contrasted with rufous neck and back and a black lower body and tail. It is endemic to the Philippines found only in the islands of Luzon, Catanduanes and Marinduque. The species was named after the collector Hugh Cuming.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.