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Green-billed malkoha

Phaenicophaeus tristis (R. Lesson, 1830)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 114 g to 117 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)
Photo: Creepanta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green-billed malkoha

Weight
114 g – 117 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green-billed malkoha live?

Not recorded

What is the green-billed malkoha?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The birds are waxy bluish black with a long graduated tail with white tips to the tail feathers. The bill is prominent and curved. These birds are found in dry scrub and thin forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Green-billed malkoha” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green-billed_malkoha&oldid=1322141016), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the green-billed malkoha endangered?

The green-billed malkoha is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the green-billed malkoha classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusPhaenicophaeus
  7. SpeciesPhaenicophaeus tristis (R. Lesson, 1830)

Synonyms Melias tristis, Phaenicophaeus trisitis, Rhopodytes tristis, Rhopodytes tristis longicudatus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • ملاكوهة خضراء المنقارArabic
  • বন কোকিলBangla
  • malcoa fumatCatalan
  • kukačka zelenozobáCzech
  • kukačka kokilCzech
  • Grønnæbbet MalkohaDanish
  • GrünschnabelkuckuckGerman
  • Großer GrünschnabelkuckuckGerman
  • verdabeka kukoloEsperanto
  • Malcoha sombríoSpanish
  • händ-malkohakäguEstonian
  • isomalkohaFinnish
  • Malcoha sombreFrench
  • dugorepi kukalCroatian
  • zöldcsőrű selymeskakukkHungarian
  • Kadalan keraIndonesian
  • Malcoa beccoverdeItalian
  • オニクロバンケンモドキJapanese
  • didžioji krūmyninė gegutėLithuanian
  • Burung Cenok KeraMalay
  • Grote GroensnavelmalkohaDutch
  • langhalemalkohaNorwegian
  • kukuła długosternaPolish
  • malcoa-de-bico-verdePortuguese
  • Бан-КокильRussian
  • Длиннохвостая малкоаRussian
  • malkoha dlhochvostáSlovak
  • Zelenokljuna malkoaSerbian
  • större malkohaSwedish
  • นกบั้งรอกใหญ่Thai
  • Büyük Gri MalkohaTurkish
  • Yeşil gagalı malkohaTurkish
  • кокильUkrainian
  • 綠嘴地鵑Chinese
  • 绿嘴地鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the green-billed malkoha

Other species in the same genus Phaenicophaeus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the green-billed malkoha?

An adult green-billed malkoha weighs 114 g – 117 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green-billed malkoha endangered?

The green-billed malkoha is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the green-billed malkoha?

The green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-billed-malkoha

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BibTeX
@misc{green_billed_malkoha_2026,
  title = {Green-billed malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-billed-malkoha},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}