Raffles's Malkoha
Rhinortha chlorophaea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusRhinortha
- SpeciesRhinortha chlorophaea (Raffles's Malkoha)
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Plaintive Cuckoo
Cacomantis merulinus
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Violet Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
Red-billed Malkoha
Zanclostomus javanicus
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus vagans
Short-toed Coucal
Centropus rectunguis
Bornean Ground-Cuckoo
Carpococcyx radiceus
Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus fugax
Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Raffles's Malkoha in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Raffles's Malkoha sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 468 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Raffles's Malkoha in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
September has the highest sighting rate for Raffles's Malkoha in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.