genus
Phaenicophaeus
Phaenicophaeus is a genus in the family Cuculidae. This database currently files 7 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 7
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 100%
- Weight range
- 62.1 g – 154 g
Best-known members of Phaenicophaeus
Ranked by popularity score.

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

Mentawai malkoha
Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus
How threatened is Phaenicophaeus?
7 of 7 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 14% |
| NTNear Threatened | 2 | 29% |
| LCLeast Concern | 4 | 57% |
All species in Phaenicophaeus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut-breasted malkoha | Phaenicophaeus curvirostris | Cuculidae | Least Concern | 154 g | Not recorded |
| Green-billed malkoha | Phaenicophaeus tristis | Cuculidae | Least Concern | 117 g | Not recorded |
| Blue-faced malkoha | Phaenicophaeus viridirostris | Cuculidae | Least Concern | 67 g | Not recorded |
| Red-faced malkoha | Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus | Cuculidae | Vulnerable | 91.9 g | Not recorded |
| Black-bellied malkoha | Phaenicophaeus diardi | Cuculidae | Near Threatened | 62.1 g | Not recorded |
| Chestnut-bellied malkoha | Phaenicophaeus sumatranus | Cuculidae | Near Threatened | 91.9 g | Not recorded |
| Mentawai malkoha | Phaenicophaeus oeneicaudus | Cuculidae | Least Concern | 154 g | Not recorded |