Bird

Chestnut-breasted malcoha Facts Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

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The chestnut-breasted malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

Diet: It eats small vertebrates, such as small lizards, frogs, and baby birds, and insects, including caterpillars, grasshoppers, cicadas, stick insects, mantises, cockroaches, beetles, and bugs, as well as spiders and small crabs.

Classification

Family: Cuculidae. Order: Cuculiformes.

What Do Chestnut-breasted malcohas Eat?

Diet classification: Carnivore. Recorded foods: It eats small vertebrates, such as small lizards, frogs, and baby birds, and insects, including caterpillars, grasshoppers, cicadas, stick insects, mantises, cockroaches, beetles, and bugs, as well as spiders and small crabs.

Chestnut-breasted malcoha Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted malcoha is listed here as Least Concern. Protecting habitat, maintaining healthy prey or food sources, and reducing human pressure are important parts of conserving wild populations.