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Dasylophus

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Dasylophus
Rough-crested malkoha (Dasylophus superciliosus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Dasylophus
Swainson, 1837
Type species
Phaenicophaus superciliosus[1]
Dumont, 1823

Dasylophus is a genus of 2 species of cuckoos in the family Cuculidae. Both species are found in forests in the Philippines.

Species

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Genus Dasylophus Swainson, 1837 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Rough-crested malkoha

Dasylophus superciliosus
(Dumont, 1823)

Two subspecies
  • D. s. superciliosus
  • D. s. cagayanesis
north Philippines Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


Scale-feathered malkoha

Dasylophus cumingi
(Fraser, 1839)
north Philippines (Luzon, Marinduque and Catanduanes) Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 



References

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  1. ^ "Cuculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.