Genus RhinorthaVigors, 1830 Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Cuculidae Scientific name Rhinortha chlorophaea Higher classification Malkoha Order Cuculiformes | |
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Subfamily Phaenicophaeinae (disputed) Similar Malkoha, Bird, Red‑billed malkoha, Chestnut‑bellied malkoha, Black‑bellied malkoha | ||
Raffles s malkoha rhinortha chlorophaea male
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).
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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.
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Raffles's malkoha Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA