Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

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Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, a reference photo
Photo: Evan Parker · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The chestnut-breasted malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Found in Southeast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo, it is a large cuckoo measuring up to 49 cm (19 in) with grey and dark green upperparts and chestnut underparts, and a large curved pale upper mandible. The male and female are similar in plumage. Unlike many cuckoos, it builds its nest and raises its own young.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Chestnut-breasted Malkoha being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Cuculiformes
Family
Cuculidae
Species
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

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