Malkoha

Malkoha (kutoka Kisinhala: mal-koha au kekeo-maua) ni ndege wakubwa kiasi wa nusufamilia Phaenicophaeinae katika familia Cuculidae. Spishi za malkoha zinazotokea Afrika zinaitwa ukiki (Ceuthmochares) na kua (Coua) kwa Kiswahili. Lakini hivi karibuni wataalamu wengine wameainisha kua katika nusufamilia yao, Couinae, pamoja na kekeo-ardhi (Carpococcyx). Nje ya Afrika spishi zote zinatokea misitu ya Asia ya Kusini na ya Mashariki. Rangi za ndege hawa ni kijivu, kahawia au buluu, pengine nyeupe chini, na spishi nyingi zina nyekundu kwa tumbo, koo, uso, kishungi na/au domo. Spishi zinazotafuta chakula ardhini zina miguu yenye nguvu na zinaweza kukimbia. Zile zinazokaa mitini huenda kutoka tawi hadi tawi na kuruka kama dudumizi. Hula wadudu na vertebrata wadogo kama mijusi hasa lakini mbegu na beri pia. Kinyume na kekeo (Cuculinae) malkoha hutengeneza tago lao lenyewe katika mti kwa kawaida. Jike hutaga mayai 1-5 kufuatana na spishi.

Malkoha
Malkoha uso-mwekundu
Uainishaji wa kisayansi
Himaya: Animalia (Wanyama) Faila: Chordata (Wanyama wenye ugwe wa neva mgongoni) Ngeli: Aves (Ndege) Oda: Cuculiformes (Ndege kama kekeo) Familia: Cuculidae (Ndege walio na mnasaba na kekeo) Nusufamilia: Phaenicophaeinae (Ndege wanaofanana na malkoha)
Ngazi za chini
Jenasi 8 Carpococcyx G.R. Gray, 1840 Ceuthmochares Cabanis & Heine, 1863 Coua Schinz, 1821 Dasylophus Swainson, 1837 Phaenicophaeus Stephens, 1815 Rhinortha Vigors, 1830 Taccocua Lesson, 1830 Zanclostomus Swainson, 1837

Spishi za Afrika

• Ceuthmochares aereus, Ukiki Buluu (Chattering yellowbill)
  • Ceuthmochares a. aereus, Ukiki buluu
  • Ceuthmochares a. flavirostris, Ukiki Magharibi
• Ceuthmochares australis, Ukiki Kijani (Whistling yellowbill)
• Coua caerulea, Kua Buluu (Blue Coua)
• Coua coquereli, Kua wa Coquerel (Coquerel's Coua)
• Coua cristata, Kua Kishungi (Crested Coua)
  • Coua c. maxima – inajulikana kutoka ndege mmoja tu, pengine imekwisha mwisho wa karne ya 20 au ndege hawa alikuwa chotara
• Coua cursor, Kua Mkimbiaji (Running Coua)
• Coua delalandei, Kua wa Delalande (Delalande's Coua) imekwisha sasa (mwisho wa karne ya 19)
• Coua gigas, Kua Mkubwa (Giant Coua)
• Coua olivaceiceps, Kua Utosi-zeituni (Olive-capped Coua)
• Coua reynaudii, Kua Paji-jekundu (Red-fronted Coua)
• Coua ruficeps, Kua Utosi-mwekundu (Red-capped Coua)
• Coua serriana, Kua Kidari-chekundu (Red-breasted Coua)
• Coua verreauxi, Kua wa Verreaux (Verreaux's Coua)

Spishi za Asia

• Carpococcyx radiceus (Bornean ground cuckoo)
• Carpococcyx renauldi (Coral-billed ground cuckoo)
• Carpococcyx viridis (Sumatran ground cuckoo)
• Dasylophus cumingi (Scale-feathered malkoha)
• Dasylophus superciliosus (Rough-crested malkoha)
• Phaenicophaeus curvirostris (Chestnut-breasted malkoha)
• Phaenicophaeus diardi (Black-bellied malkoha)
• Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (Red-faced malkoha)
• Phaenicophaeus sumatranus (Chestnut-bellied malkoha)
• Phaenicophaeus tristis (Green-bellied malkoha)
• Phaenicophaeus viridirostris (Blue-faced malkoha)
• Rhinortha chlorophaea (Raffles's malkoha)
• Taccocua leschenaultii (Sirkeer malkoha)
• Zanclostomus javanicus (Red-billed malkoha)

Picha

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  Ukiki buluu
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  Ukiki kijani
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  Kua buluu
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  Kua wa Coquerel
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  Kua kishungi
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  Kua mkimbiaji
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  Kua wa Delalande
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  Kua mkubwa
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  Kua utosi-zeituni

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  Coral-billed ground cuckoo
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  Scaled-feathered malkoha
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  Rough-crested malkoha
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  Chestnut-breasted malkoha
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  Chestnut-bellied malkoha
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  Green-bellied malkoha
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  Blue-faced malkoha
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  Raffles's malkoha
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  Sirkeer malkoha
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  Red-billed malkoha