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Raffles's Malkoha

Rhinortha chlorophaea

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestPlatform nestSmall · 51 g
Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea), photo 1
Photo: Samuel Lee · CC BY 4.0
Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea), photo 2
Photo: Samuel Lee · CC BY 4.0
Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea), photo 3
Photo: Kai Squires · CC BY 4.0
Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea), photo 4
Photo: 陳德範（Chen, De-Fan） · CC BY 4.0
Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea), photo 5
Photo: 陳德範（Chen, De-Fan） · CC BY 4.0
Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea), photo 6
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0
Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea), photo 7
Photo: Samuel Lee · CC BY 4.0
Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea), photo 8
Photo: Samuel Lee · CC BY 4.0
Raffles's Malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea), photo 9
Photo: 陳德範（Chen, De-Fan） · CC BY 4.0

When to see the Raffles's Malkoha

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Raffles's Malkoha

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Brunei Myanmar (Burma)

About the Raffles's Malkoha

Raffles's malkoha is a species of cuckoo. It was formerly often placed in Phaenicophaeus with the other malkohas, but it appears to not be very closely related to the true malkohas. It exhibits several autapomorphies and sexual dimorphism.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Puerto Rican Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti) Puerto Rican Lizard CuckooCoccyzus vieillotiThe Puerto Rican lizard cuckoo is 40 to 48 cm (16 to 19 in) long, about half of which is the tail. Great Lizard Cuckoo (Coccyzus merlini) Great Lizard CuckooCoccyzus merliniThe great lizard cuckoo is the largest species in genus Coccyzus. Lesser Cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalusThe lesser cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.

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