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Red-billed malkoha

Zanclostomus javanicus (Horsfield, 1821)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The red-billed malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 109 g to 112.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-billed malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus)
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Quick facts about the red-billed malkoha

Weight
109 g – 112.2 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 red-billed malkoha live?

Not recorded

What is the red-billed malkoha?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-billed malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

The genus Zanclostomus was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate the red-billed malkoha. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek zanklon meaning "sickle" or "reaping hook" with stoma meaning "mouth".

From the Wikipedia article “Red-billed malkoha” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-billed_malkoha&oldid=1379852390), 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 red-billed malkoha endangered?

The red-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

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How is the red-billed malkoha classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusZanclostomus
  7. SpeciesZanclostomus javanicus (Horsfield, 1821)

Synonyms Phaenicophaeus javanicus, Phoenicophaus javanicus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • ملاكوهة أحمر المنقارArabic
  • malcoa gola-roigCatalan
  • kukačka červenozobáCzech
  • malcoa picochWelsh
  • Rødnæbbet MalkohaDanish
  • KastanienbauchkuckuckGerman
  • ruĝbeka kukoloEsperanto
  • Malcoha piquirrojoSpanish
  • puna-malkohakäguEstonian
  • punanokkamalkohaFinnish
  • Malcoha javanaisFrench
  • sivotrbi kukalCroatian
  • piroscsőrű selymeskakukkHungarian
  • Kadalan kembangIndonesian
  • Malcoa beccorossoItalian
  • アカハシバンケンモドキJapanese
  • raudonsnapė krūmyninė gegutėLithuanian
  • Burung Cenuk ApiMalay
  • RoodsnavelmalkohaDutch
  • rødnebbmalkohaNorwegian
  • kukuła ognistaPolish
  • malcoa-de-bico-vermelhoPortuguese
  • Красноклювая малкоаRussian
  • Красноклювая кустарниковая кукушкаRussian
  • malkoha červenozobáSlovak
  • Crvenokljuna malkoaSerbian
  • rödnäbbad malkohaSwedish
  • นกบั้งรอกปากแดงThai
  • Kızıl gagalı malkohaTurkish
  • Kırmızı Gagalı MalkohaTurkish
  • малкога вогнистоволаUkrainian
  • 紅嘴地鵑Chinese
  • 红嘴地鹃Chinese

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Relatives of the red-billed malkoha

Other species in the same family Cuculidae.

LC, Least Concern
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Asian koel

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Cuculidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-billed malkoha?

An adult red-billed malkoha weighs 109 g – 112.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-billed malkoha endangered?

The red-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 red-billed malkoha?

The red-billed malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_billed_malkoha_2026,
  title = {Red-billed malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-billed-malkoha},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}