Cuckoos

Blue Malkoha

Ceuthmochares aereus

The Blue Malkoha (Ceuthmochares aereus) is a 66 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Cuckoos

Order

Cuculiformes

Weight

66 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

26

Recorded in Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Benin, Mozambique, Eq. Guinea, Liberia, Rwanda, Gabon, Angola, Gambia, Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Central African Rep., Togo, Malawi, Senegal.

Where to see it: Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary (Ghana); Mopri (Côte d'Ivoire); Yekepa (Liberia); MonastèreSainteCroix (Guinea); Meno River (Côte d'Ivoire).

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