Description
English: Raffles's Malkoha
Date 20 August 2016, 09:09:33
Source Own work
Author Melindra12
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raffles%27s_Malkoha_(Rhinortha_chlorophaea)_of_Pelawan_Forest,_Namang_Village,_Bangka_Island,_Indonesia.jpg

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 is a rather distinct species, with several autapomorphies and sexual dimorphism (which its presumed relatives all lack). 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. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Order: Cuculiformes, Family: Cuculidae, Subfamily: Phaenicophaeinae.
Synonyms:
Cuculus chlorophaeus Raffles, 1822
Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus (Raffles, 1822)