Blue malkoha
Ceuthmochares aereus (Vieillot, 1817)
The blue malkoha (Ceuthmochares aereus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 64.1 g to 65.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the blue malkoha
- Weight
- 64.1 g – 65.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the blue malkoha live?
Not recorded
What is the blue malkoha?
The blue malkoha or chattering yellowbill (Ceuthmochares aereus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It was formerly conspecific with the green malkoha until split in 2016. It is widely distributed across the African tropical rainforest.
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Is the blue malkoha endangered?
The blue malkoha is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the blue malkoha classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusCeuthmochares
- SpeciesCeuthmochares aereus (Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms Cuculus aereus
Other names and names in other languages (49)
- BLMAEnglish
- Chattering yellowbillEnglish
- Chattering yellowbillEnglish
- Green coucalEnglish
- Green coucalEnglish
- Green malkohaEnglish
- Green malkohaEnglish
- YellowbillEnglish
- YellowbillEnglish
- YellowbillEnglish
- كوكال أخضرArabic
- malcoa africà occidentalCatalan
- kukačka kovováCzech
- malcoa gwyrddWelsh
- Gulnæbbet MalkohaDanish
- ErzkuckuckGerman
- BlauerzkuckuckGerman
- WesterzkuckuckGerman
- metalblua kukoloEsperanto
- Malcoha AfricanoSpanish
- Malcoha africano occidentalSpanish
- aafrika malkohakäguEstonian
- sinikäkiFinnish
- Becjaune bronzéFrench
- Coucal à bec jauneFrench
- Malcoha à bec jauneFrench
- zlatnokljuni kukalCroatian
- sárgacsőrű bozótkakukkHungarian
- Malcoa africanaItalian
- キバシバンケンモドキJapanese
- geltonsnapė gegutėLithuanian
- MalmgjøkNorwegian Bokmål
- geelsnavelmalkohaDutch
- Blauwe GeelsnavelmalkohaDutch
- blåmalmgjøkNorwegian
- siwiankaPolish
- cucal-azulPortuguese
- cucal-verdePortuguese
- malcoa-azulPortuguese
- Желтоклювая малкоаRussian
- Желтоклювая кукушкаRussian
- malkoha modráSlovak
- Plava malkoaSerbian
- blå gulnäbbSwedish
- Sarı gagaTurkish
- Afrika MalkohasıTurkish
- малкога жовтодзьобаUkrainian
- 黄嘴鹃Chinese
- 黃嘴藍地鵑Chinese
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Relatives of the blue malkoha
Other species in the same genus Ceuthmochares.
Green malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the blue malkoha?
An adult blue malkoha weighs 64.1 g – 65.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the blue malkoha endangered?
The blue malkoha is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the blue malkoha?
The blue malkoha (Ceuthmochares aereus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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