Species of Thailand
Chestnut-bellied malkoha
Thai: นกบั้งรอกเล็กท้องแดง, nok bang-rok lek thong daeng
Binomial name: Phaenicophaeus sumatranus, Thomas Stamford Raffles, 1822
The chestnut-bellied malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical swamps.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Not to be confused with the chestnut-breasted malkoha.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Phaenicophaeus
- Species
- Phaenicophaeus sumatranus
Common names
- Thai: นกบั้งรอกเล็กท้องแดง, nok bang-rok lek thong daeng
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)
Chestnut-bellied malkoha
- Ao Phang-Nga National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Nam Khang National Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Mu Ko Lanta National Park
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Mueang Phang Nga District, Phang Nga
- Mueang Ranong District, Ranong
- Sirinat National Park
- Sri Phang-nga National Park
- Takua Pa District, Phang Nga
- Thale Ban National Park
Range map of Phaenicophaeus sumatranus in Thailand
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Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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