Red-billed Malkoha
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Red-billed Malkoha

Zanclostomus javanicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
4 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-billed malkoha (Zanclostomus javanicus) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. The genus Zanclostomus was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson to accommodate the red-billed malkoha. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek zanklon meaning "sickle" or "reaping hook" with stoma meaning "mouth". Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Sunda Cuckoo
LC

Sunda Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus lepidus

10–20% · With luck
Large Hawk Cuckoo

Large Hawk Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus sparverioides

10–20% · With luck
Cuculus nisicolor

Cuculus nisicolor

Bird

Cuculus nisicolor

Insufficient data
Raffles's Malkoha
LC

Raffles's Malkoha

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Rhinortha chlorophaea

<5% · Rare
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
LC

Asian Drongo-Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Surniculus lugubris

<5% · Rare
Plaintive Cuckoo
LC

Plaintive Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis merulinus

<5% · Rare
Indian Cuckoo
LC

Indian Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cuculus micropterus

<5% · Rare
Violet Cuckoo
LC

Violet Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus

<5% · Rare
Greater Coucal
LC

Greater Coucal

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Centropus sinensis

<5% · Rare
Banded Bay Cuckoo
LC

Banded Bay Cuckoo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cacomantis sonneratii

<5% · Rare
Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
LC

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacomantis variolosus

<5% · Rare
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cuculus vagans

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-billed Malkoha at Kinabalu Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

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