Wildlifeof Thailand
Green-billed Malkoha
Cuculidae
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Phaenicophaeus tristis
Basic stats
Diet
Large insects and small vertebrates
Habitat
Forest, scrub and wooded cultivation
Range
South and mainland Southeast Asia
Size
50–60cm
The green-billed malkoha is a large, long-tailed cuckoo with a waxy green bill, grey head, dark green upperparts and white-tipped tail. It ranges through South and mainland Southeast Asia in forest, scrub and wooded cultivation. Usually solitary or paired, it creeps through dense branches searching for caterpillars and other large insects, occasionally taking small vertebrates, and raises its own brood (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Green-billed Malkoha eat?
- Large insects and small vertebrates
- What habitat does the Green-billed Malkoha live in?
- Forest, scrub and wooded cultivation
- Where is the Green-billed Malkoha found?
- South and mainland Southeast Asia
- How big is the Green-billed Malkoha?
- 50–60cm