Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Raffles' Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus) - HBW 4, p. 574
French: Malcoha de Raffles
German: Bubukuckuck
Spanish: Malcoha de Raffles
Taxonomy: Cuculus chlorophæus Raffles, 1822, forests of Sumatra.
Sometimes placed in a monotypic genus Rhinortha, the only malkoha to show marked sexual dimorphism. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chlorophaeus (Raffles, 1822) - S Myanmar (Tenasserim), S Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia to Sumatra and N, E & S Borneo.
- fuscigularis (Stuart Baker, 1919) - NW Borneo (Sarawak, NW Kalimantan).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female in the vegetation. Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chlorophaeus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 20 sec 4.3 -
A male moving in dense vegetation. Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chlorophaeus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 24 sec 4 -
A male in the subcanopy, carefully looking for food. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chlorophaeus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 2 years ago 46 sec 4 -
A female mandibulating a big tarantula, trying to rip off its legs. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chlorophaeus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 2 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A female moving in a treetop Locality Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Region, Sumatra (Indonesia) (ssp chlorophaeus)
John Gregory 1999 4 years ago 10 sec 3.8 -
A male and then a female foraging in a tree. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chlorophaeus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2006 2 years ago 17 sec 3
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A female in a tree.
Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chlorophaeus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A male perched in a tree.
Locality Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp chlorophaeus)
Nick Talbot 7 April 2010 1 year ago 3 -
A close-up of a female.
Locality Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp chlorophaeus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2010 1 year ago 3 -
Adult fairly high up tending to it`s nest.
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Edward Smith 14 February 2011 24 weeks ago 2
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Calls of a small flock. Locality Kandang River, Asialog Forest Concession, Jambi Region, Sumatra (Indonesia)
Iwein Mauro 3 March 2003 2 years ago 0
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