MALKOHA
'Malkohas' are large birds in the cuckoo family Cuculidae, all in the genus '''Phaenicophaeus'''. The group name is derived from the Sinhalese word for the Red-faced Malkoha. These are all Asian tropical species.
Species in taxonomic order are:
★ Black-bellied Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus diardi''
★ Chestnut-bellied Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus sumatranus''
★ Blue-faced Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus viridirostris''
★ Green-billed Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus tristis''
★ Sirkeer Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii''
★ Raffles' Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus''
★ Red-billed Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus javanicus''
★ Yellow-billed Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus''
★ Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus curvirostris''
★ Red-faced Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus''
★ Red-crested Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus superciliosus''
★ Scale-feathered Malkoha, ''Phaenicophaeus cumingi''
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