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.
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Rhinortha chlorophaeaRaffles's malkohaMalay Pen., Sumatra, and Borneo

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Taccocua leschenaultiiSirkeer malkohaPakistan, India and Sri Lanka

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchusYellow-billed malkohaSulawesi

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Dasylophus superciliosusRough-crested malkohanorthern Philippines
Dasylophus cumingiScale-feathered malkohanorthern Philippines