Red-faced malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (Pennant, 1769)
The red-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 91.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the red-faced malkoha
- Weight
- 91.9 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
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the red-faced malkoha live?
Not recorded
What is the red-faced malkoha?
The red-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. This malkoha species is endemic to Sri Lanka
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Is the red-faced malkoha endangered?
The red-faced malkoha is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the red-faced malkoha classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusPhaenicophaeus
- SpeciesPhaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (Pennant, 1769)
Synonyms Cuculus pyrrhocephalus, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhoephalus, Phoeniphaus leucogaster
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- ملاكوهة أحمرالوجهArabic
- malcoa cara-rogencCatalan
- kukačka červenolícíCzech
- Rødmasket MalkohaDanish
- NacktstirnkuckuckGerman
- Rotgesicht-MalkohaGerman
- RotgesichtmalkohaGerman
- ruĝmaska kukoloEsperanto
- Malcoha carirrojoSpanish
- valgekõht-malkohakäguEstonian
- punanaamamalkohaFinnish
- Malcoha à face rougeFrench
- crvenolici kukalCroatian
- vörösképű selymeskakukkHungarian
- Malcoa facciarossaItalian
- アカガオバンケンモドキJapanese
- raudonskruostė krūmyninė gegutėLithuanian
- RoodwangmalkohaDutch
- rødmaskemalkohaNorwegian
- kukuła białobrzuchaPolish
- malcoa-de-faces-vermelhasPortuguese
- Краснолицая малкоаRussian
- Краснолицая кустарниковая кукушкаRussian
- වත රතු මල් කොහාSinhala
- malkoha červenolícaSlovak
- rdečeglava malkohaSlovenian
- Crvenolika malkoaSerbian
- rödmaskad malkohaSwedish
- செம்முகப் பூங்குயில்Tamil
- Al Yüzlü MalkohaTurkish
- Kızıl yüzlü malkohaTurkish
- малкога білогрудаUkrainian
- 紅臉地鵑Chinese
- 红脸地鹃Chinese
Relatives of the red-faced malkoha
Other species in the same genus Phaenicophaeus.
Chestnut-breasted malkoha
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris
Green-billed malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis
Blue-faced malkoha
Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Black-bellied malkoha
Phaenicophaeus diardi
Chestnut-bellied malkoha
Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
Mentawai malkoha
Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus
CompareRed-faced malkoha vs Chestnut-breasted malkohaRed-faced malkoha vs Green-billed malkohaRed-faced malkoha vs Blue-faced malkohaRed-faced malkoha vs Black-bellied malkoha
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-faced malkoha?
An adult red-faced malkoha weighs 91.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-faced malkoha endangered?
The red-faced malkoha is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the red-faced malkoha?
The red-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) 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
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