Mentawai malkoha
Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus J. Verreaux & É. Verreaux, 1855
The mentawai malkoha (Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 154 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the mentawai malkoha
- Weight
- 154 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
- Not recorded
- 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 mentawai malkoha live?
Not recorded
What is the mentawai malkoha?
The Mentawai malkoha (Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the Mentawai Islands off the west of Sumatra. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the chestnut-breasted malkoha.
From the Wikipedia article “Mentawai malkoha” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mentawai_malkoha&oldid=1380740138), 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 mentawai malkoha endangered?
The mentawai malkoha is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 mentawai malkoha classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusPhaenicophaeus
- SpeciesPhaenicophaeus oeneicaudus J. Verreaux & É. Verreaux, 1855
Synonyms Phaenicophaeus curvirostris oeneicaudus, Zanclostomus curvirostris oeneicaudus
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Chestnut-breasted malkoha (Mentawai)English
- kukačka mentavajskáCzech
- Mentawai-SchimmerkuckuckGerman
- mentavaja kukoloEsperanto
- Malcoha de MentawaiSpanish
- Malcoha des MentawaiFrench
- mentavajski kukalCroatian
- Mentavajinė krūmyninė gegutėLithuanian
- grønnstjertmalkohaNorwegian
- kukuła zielonobrzuchaPolish
- malcoa-das-mentawaiPortuguese
- malkoha mentavajskáSlovak
- 孟塔维地鹃Chinese
Relatives of the mentawai malkoha
Other species in the same genus Phaenicophaeus.
Chestnut-breasted malkoha
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Green-billed malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis
Blue-faced malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Red-faced malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Black-bellied malkoha
Phaenicophaeus diardi
Chestnut-bellied malkoha
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
CompareMentawai malkoha vs Chestnut-breasted malkohaMentawai malkoha vs Green-billed malkohaMentawai malkoha vs Blue-faced malkohaMentawai malkoha vs Red-faced malkoha
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mentawai malkoha?
An adult mentawai malkoha weighs 154 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mentawai malkoha endangered?
The mentawai 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 mentawai malkoha?
The mentawai malkoha (Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
Embed a card for this animal on your own site
Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.
CreatureData. (2026). Mentawai malkoha (Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mentawai-malkoha
“Mentawai malkoha (Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mentawai-malkoha.
@misc{mentawai_malkoha_2026,
title = {Mentawai malkoha (Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus)},
author = {{CreatureData}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mentawai-malkoha},
note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}