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title: "Raffles' malkoha"
description: "Rhinortha chlorophaea — Vogels. Raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea) is a species of cuckoo (family Cuculidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/raffles-s-malkoha
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Raffles' malkoha

> Rhinortha chlorophaea — Vogels. Raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea) is a species of cuckoo (family Cuculidae).

- Scientific name: *Rhinortha chlorophaea*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 994
- Wikidata: [Q1267770](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267770)
- iNaturalist taxon: [513661](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/513661)

## Names

- en: Raffles's Malkoha
- de: Bubukuckuck
- es: Malcoha de Raffles
- fr: Malcoha de Raffles
- nl: Raffles' malkoha
- pt: Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus
- pl: Kukuła kasztanowata

## Countries with the most observations

MY (757), ID (107), TH (93), BN (7)

## Summary

Raffles's malkoha (Rhinortha chlorophaea) is a species of cuckoo (family Cuculidae). It was formerly often placed in Phaenicophaeus with the other malkohas, but it appears to not be very closely related to the true malkohas. It exhibits several autapomorphies and sexual dimorphism (which its presumed relatives all lack).
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. It was once found in Singapore but is now considered extirpated. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Its diet consists of insects, including caterpillars, cicadas, crickets, beetles, and locusts.
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Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffles%27s_malkoha

## Photo

![Raffles' malkoha](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/raffles-s-malkoha/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255725856

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/raffles-s-malkoha?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).