Yellow-billed malkoha
Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus (Temminck, 1825)
The yellow-billed malkoha (Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 117 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the yellow-billed malkoha
- Weight
- 117 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- insectsrc for Main food
- 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 yellow-billed malkoha live?
Not recorded
What is the yellow-billed malkoha?
The yellow-billed malkoha (Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It often follows moor macaques.
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Is the yellow-billed malkoha endangered?
The yellow-billed 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 yellow-billed malkoha classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCuculiformes
- familyCuculidae
- genusRhamphococcyx
- SpeciesRhamphococcyx calyorhynchus (Temminck, 1825)
Synonyms Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus, Zanclostomus calyorhynchus
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- ملاكوهة صفراء المنقارArabic
- malcoa de SulawesiCatalan
- kukačka pestrozobáCzech
- malcoa fflambigWelsh
- Sulawesi MalkohaDanish
- BuntschnabelkuckuckGerman
- buntbeka kukoloEsperanto
- Malcoha de CélebesSpanish
- sulawesi malkohakäguEstonian
- celebesinkastanjakäkiFinnish
- Malcoha à bec peintFrench
- Dasylophe à bec peintFrench
- šarenokljuni kukalCroatian
- tarkacsőrű kakukkHungarian
- Kadalan sulawesiIndonesian
- Malcoa beccogialloItalian
- Malcoha di SulawesiItalian
- セレベスバンケンモドキJapanese
- sulavesinė krūmyninė gegutėLithuanian
- Burung KrakMalay
- praktnebbmalkohaNorwegian
- kukuła grubodziobaPolish
- malcoa-da-celebesPortuguese
- malcoa-de-bico-amareloPortuguese
- Пестроклювая малкоаRussian
- Пестроклювая кустарниковая кукушкаRussian
- malkoha pestrozobáSlovak
- Žutokljuna malkoaSerbian
- Büyük Kızıl MalkohaTurkish
- Sarı gagalı malkohaTurkish
- малкога товстодзьобаUkrainian
- 火红嘴地鹃Chinese
- 蘇拉黃嘴地鵑Chinese
Relatives of the yellow-billed malkoha
Other species in the same family Cuculidae.
Common cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Asian koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Jacobin cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Greater coucal
Centropus sinensis
Great spotted cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Greater roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
CompareYellow-billed malkoha vs Common cuckooYellow-billed malkoha vs Asian koelYellow-billed malkoha vs Jacobin cuckooYellow-billed malkoha vs Greater coucal
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the yellow-billed malkoha?
An adult yellow-billed malkoha weighs 117 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the yellow-billed malkoha endangered?
The yellow-billed malkoha is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the yellow-billed malkoha eat?
Its recorded main food is insect.
What kind of animal is the yellow-billed malkoha?
The yellow-billed malkoha (Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus) 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
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