Raffles's malkoha

Rhinortha chlorophaea

Raffles's malkoha is a species of cuckoo. It was formerly often placed in "Phaenicophaeus" with the other malkohas, but it is a rather distinct species, with several autapomorphies and sexual dimorphism. It might not even be very closely related to the true malkohas, but form a very basal lineage of cuckoos; in any case, its placement in a monotypic genus "Rhinortha" is well warranted.
Raffle's malkoha 23 Sep, 2015. It is a species of cuckoo. Adult male rufous above, head rufous, tail black, finely barred grey and broadly tipped white; rufous throat and blueish eyelid and beak. Seen from a canopy walk on top of the canopy forest in discovery Center trails of Sepilok, Sabah. Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia,Raffles's malkoha,Rhinortha chlorophaea

Distribution

It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCuculiformes
FamilyCuculidae
GenusRhinortha
SpeciesR. chlorophaea
Photographed in
Malaysia