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Cochoa

Cochoas

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family†:	Turdidae

Genera
Cochoa

† see also: Turdidae and chat

The cochoas are medium-sized insectivorous an molluscivorous birds in the genus Cochoa of the thrush family Turdidae.

These are southeast Asian forest dwelling species, often found near water.

Purple Cochoa, Cochoa purpurea
Green Cochoa, Cochoa viridis
Sumatran Cochoa, Cochoa beccarii
Javan Cochoa, Cochoa azurea

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