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Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Basic stats
Diet
Large insects, caterpillars, small vertebrates
Habitat
Forest mid-canopy
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
2–3 eggs (typical for malkohas)
Incubation period
About 12–13 days (typical for malkohas)
Size
Large (46cm)
Wingspan
~45–50cm
Weight
~150–200g
A large, long-tailed cuckoo relative with a chestnut breast, green upperparts and a distinctive bare red facial patch around the eye.
Moves deliberately through the mid-canopy hunting large insects, caterpillars and small vertebrates, generally quiet and unobtrusive despite its size.
