Listen to the Sirkeer malkoha
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About the Sirkeer malkoha
The Sirkeer malkoha is a bird in the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Sirkeer malkoha sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The sirkeer malkoha or sirkeer cuckoo (Taccocua leschenaultii), is a non-parasitic cuckoo found in dry scrub forest and open woodland habitats in the Indian subcontinent. The species is long-tailed, largely olive brown on the upper side with a distinctive curved red beak tipped in yellow. They forage singly or in pairs mainly on or close to the ground creeping between grasses and bushes, often on rocky habitats where they feed on small lizards, insects, and sometimes berries and seeds. They are very silent and the sexes are identical in plumage.
More from the family Cuculidae
Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Great spotted cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Greater coucal
Centropus sinensis
Common hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Yellow-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Indian cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Lesser coucal
Centropus bengalensis
Guira cuckoo
Guira guira
Large hawk-cuckoo
Hierococcyx sparverioides
African cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Klaas's cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Black cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Sirkeer malkoha sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Sirkeer malkoha on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Sirkeer malkoha endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Sirkeer malkoha as “least concern”.
What family does the Sirkeer malkoha belong to?
The Sirkeer malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Thippagondanahalli (TG Halli) Reservoir, Bangalore Rural… by Mike Prince – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1259789 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Sirkeer malkoha – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Jaiprakashsingh – CC BY-SA 3.0