Raffles's Malkoha
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Raffles's Malkoha

Rhinortha chlorophaea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Khao Sok National Park
96 Verified records at Khao Sok National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

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. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Raffles's Malkoha sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 96 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park

Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

40–50% · Likely
Plaintive Cuckoo
LC

Plaintive Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis merulinus

10–20% · With luck
Violet Cuckoo
LC

Violet Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Banded Bay Cuckoo
LC

Banded Bay Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis sonneratii

10–20% · With luck
Red-billed Malkoha
LC

Red-billed Malkoha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zanclostomus javanicus

10–20% · With luck
Asian Koel
LC

Asian Koel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eudynamys scolopaceus

5–10% · With luck
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
LC

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clamator coromandus

Insufficient data
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
LC

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

<5% · Rare
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Coucal
LC

Lesser Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus bengalensis

Insufficient data
Asian Emerald Cuckoo
LC

Asian Emerald Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysococcyx maculatus

Insufficient data
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

Bird

Cuculus fugax

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Raffles's Malkoha in Khao Sok National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Raffles's Malkoha sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 96 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Raffles's Malkoha in Khao Sok National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Raffles's Malkoha in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.

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