Red-faced Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCuculiformes (Cuckoos)
- FamilyCuculidae (Cuckoos)
- GenusPhaenicophaeus (Typical Malkohas)
- SpeciesPhaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus (Red-faced Malkoha)
Closest Relatives at Yala National Park
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus
Grey-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus
Jacobin Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
Sirkeer Malkoha
Taccocua leschenaultii
Asian Drongo-Cuckoo
Surniculus lugubris
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Cuculus varius
Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Clamator coromandus
Lesser Cuckoo
Cuculus poliocephalus
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Cacomantis sonneratii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-faced Malkoha at Yala National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |