Malkohas are large birds in the cuckoo family Cuculidae. The group name is derived from the Sinhala word for the red-faced malkoha; mal-koha meaning flower-cuckoo. These are all tropical species.

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Rhinortha chlorophaeaRaffles's malkohaMalay Pen., Sumatra, and Borneo
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Ceuthmochares aereusBlue malkohawestern and central Africa
Ceuthmochares australisGreen malkohaEthiopia and Somalia to Mozambique and South Africa
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Taccocua leschenaultiiSirkeer malkohaPakistan, India and Sri Lanka
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Zanclostomus javanicusRed-billed malkohaMalay Pen. and Greater Sundas
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Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchusYellow-billed malkohaSulawesi
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Phaenicophaeus diardiBlack-bellied malkohaBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Phaenicophaeus sumatranusChestnut-bellied malkohaBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Phaenicophaeus viridirostrisBlue-faced malkohapeninsular India and Sri Lanka.
Phaenicophaeus tristisGreen-billed malkohaIndian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia
Phaenicophaeus curvirostrisChestnut-breasted malkohaSoutheast Asia from Myanmar through to eastern Java, the Philippines and Borneo
Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalusRed-faced malkohaSri Lanka
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Dasylophus superciliosusRough-crested malkohanorthern Philippines
Dasylophus cumingiScale-feathered malkohanorthern Philippines
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