Malkoha

Malkohas are large birds in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. The group name is derived from the Sinhala word for the red-faced malkoha; mal-koha meaning flower-cuckoo. These are all tropical species.

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Rhinortha chlorophaea Raffles's malkoha Malay Pen., Sumatra, and Borneo
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Ceuthmochares aereus Blue malkoha western and central Africa
Ceuthmochares australis Green malkoha Ethiopia and Somalia to Mozambique and South Africa
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Taccocua leschenaultii Sirkeer malkoha Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka
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Zanclostomus javanicus Red-billed malkoha Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas
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Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus Yellow-billed malkoha Sulawesi
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Phaenicophaeus diardi Black-bellied malkoha Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus Chestnut-bellied malkoha Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris Blue-faced malkoha peninsular India and Sri Lanka.
Phaenicophaeus tristis Green-billed malkoha Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Chestnut-breasted malkoha Southeast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Red-faced malkoha Sri Lanka
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Dasylophus superciliosus Rough-crested malkoha northern Philippines
Dasylophus cumingi Scale-feathered malkoha northern Philippines
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