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Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

Latin Name : Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

Site Name : Sepilok

Photographer : SINGH HSS, Amar

Date : 2016-05-02

Notes : I have often remarked at how friendly Malkohas are as birds. This female was foraging in the undergrowth and popped out intermittently for me to have a look or to look at me; often I had only head and neck views. Had spectacular close views and can never tire of these large chaps. At one point it had some food – prey is usually insects or other animals but this looked like some vegetable matter (HBW notes that it eats figs).