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Raffles's malkoha

Rhinortha chlorophaea (Raffles, 1822)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 50.4 g to 53.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea)
Photo: Lip Kee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the raffles's malkoha

Weight
50.4 g – 53.4 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 raffles's malkoha live?

Not recorded

What is the raffles's malkoha?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea) is a species of cuckoo (family Cuculidae). It was formerly often placed in Phaenicophaeus with the other malkohas, but it appears to not be very closely related to the true malkohas. It exhibits several autapomorphies and sexual dimorphism (which its presumed relatives all lack).

It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. It was once found in Singapore but is now considered extirpated. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Its diet consists of insects, including caterpillars, cicadas, crickets, beetles, and locusts.

During courtship, the male Raffles's malkoha has been observed to stand on the base of the female's outstretched wings and hold a frog in its bill. It is unclear whether the frog is a gift to the female or whether the male keeps it afterward.

From the Wikipedia article “Raffles's malkoha” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raffles%27s_malkoha&oldid=1367670109), 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 raffles's malkoha endangered?

The raffles's 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 raffles's malkoha classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusRhinortha
  7. SpeciesRhinortha chlorophaea (Raffles, 1822)

Synonyms Cuculus chlorophaeus, Cuculus sumatranus, Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus, Rhinortha chlorophaea chlorophaea, Rhinortha chlorophaea facta, Rhinortha chlorophaea fuscigularis

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • مالكوها رافلزArabic
  • malcoa de RafflesCatalan
  • kukačka rezaváCzech
  • malcoa RafflesWelsh
  • Lille MalkohaDanish
  • BubukuckuckGerman
  • RaffleskuckuckGerman
  • rusta kukoloEsperanto
  • Malcoha de RafflesSpanish
  • ruske-malkohakäguEstonian
  • pikkumalkohaFinnish
  • Boubout de RafflesFrench
  • Malcoha de RafflesFrench
  • zelenokljuni kukalCroatian
  • Kadalan selayaIndonesian
  • Malcoa di RafflesItalian
  • クリイロバンケンモドキJapanese
  • malajinė krūmyninė gegutėLithuanian
  • Burung Cenuk KerakMalay
  • Raffles' MalkohaDutch
  • brunmalkohaNorwegian
  • kukuła kasztanowataPolish
  • malcoa-castanhoPortuguese
  • malcoa-de-rafflesPortuguese
  • Рыжая малкоаRussian
  • Малайская кустарниковая кукушкаRussian
  • malkoha hrdzaváSlovak
  • Raflesova malkoaSerbian
  • rostgökSwedish
  • rafflesmalkohaSwedish
  • นกบั้งรอกแดงThai
  • Raffle MalkohasıTurkish
  • Raffles malkohasıTurkish
  • малкога малазійськаUkrainian
  • 棕胸地鵑Chinese
  • 棕胸地鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the raffles's malkoha

Other species in the same family Cuculidae.

LC, Least Concern
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Asian koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Cuculidae

CompareRaffles's malkoha vs Common cuckooRaffles's malkoha vs Asian koelRaffles's malkoha vs Jacobin cuckooRaffles's malkoha vs Greater coucal

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the raffles's malkoha?

An adult raffles's malkoha weighs 50.4 g – 53.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the raffles's malkoha endangered?

The raffles's 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 raffles's malkoha?

The raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/raffless-malkoha

MLA

“Raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/raffless-malkoha.

BibTeX
@misc{raffless_malkoha_2026,
  title = {Raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/raffless-malkoha},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}