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© Lars Petersson

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris

Robert B. Payne and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published February 27, 2015

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Recommended Citation

Payne, R. B. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/chbmal4/1.0