Malkoha

Malkohas are large birds in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. The group name is derived from the Sinhala word for the red-faced malkoha; meaning flower-cuckoo. These are all tropical species.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- | 120px || Rhinortha chlorophaea || Raffles's malkoha || Malay Pen., Sumatra, and Borneo |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- | 120px || Ceuthmochares aereus || Blue malkoha || western and central Africa |- | 120px || Ceuthmochares australis || Green malkoha || Ethiopia and Somalia to Mozambique and South Africa |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- | 120px || Taccocua leschenaultii || Sirkeer malkoha || Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- | 120px || Zanclostomus javanicus || Red-billed malkoha || Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- | 120px || Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus || Yellow-billed malkoha || Sulawesi |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- | || Phaenicophaeus diardi || Black-bellied malkoha || Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. |- |120px || Phaenicophaeus sumatranus || Chestnut-bellied malkoha || Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. |- |120px || Phaenicophaeus viridirostris || Blue-faced malkoha || peninsular India and Sri Lanka. |- |120px || Phaenicophaeus tristis || Green-billed malkoha || Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia |- |120px || Phaenicophaeus curvirostris || Chestnut-breasted malkoha || Southeast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo |- |120px || Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus || Red-faced malkoha || Sri Lanka |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || Dasylophus superciliosus || Rough-crested malkoha || northern Philippines |- |120px || Dasylophus cumingi || Scale-feathered malkoha || northern Philippines |- |}