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Photo by obasanmi
Tangkoko, Sulawesi, October 2005

Alternative names: Sulawesi Malkoha

Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus

Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus

Identification

53cm. The only Malkoha on Sulawesi

upperparts rufous-maroon
crown and face dark grey
wings dark purple
tail black
throat and breast rufous
belly dark grey
bill yellow above, black tip with white spot and red below nostril and on lower mandible

Variation

calyorhynchus is darker, meridionalis paler on underparts and on crown, rufiloris has dark rufous above lores rather than grey.

Distribution

Endemic to Sulawesi (Indonesia) and some adjacent islands.
A poorly known species.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in Phaenicophaeus.

Subspecies

Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:

R. c. calyorhynchus: Sulawesi and Togian Islands
R. c. meridionalis: Central and southern Sulawesi
R. c. rufiloris: Butung Island (off Sulawesi)

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.
From sea-level up to 1300m.

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds on insects: follows macaques and catches insects they stir up. Also hops and creeps around in the canopy like a squirrel. Also follows Bay Coucal.

Breeding

Breeding season from November to December. The nest is undescribed.

Movements

A resident species.

References

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 1997. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334221
Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2012. IOC World Bird Names (version 3.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
BF Member observations

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-billed Malkoha. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-billed_Malkoha

External Links

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+[[Image:Yellow-billed_Malkoha.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|obasanmi|obasanmi}}<br />[[Tangkoko]], [[Sulawesi]], October 2005]]
+'''Alternative names: Sulawesi Malkoha'''
 ;[[:Category:Rhamphococcyx|Rhamphococcyx]] calyorhynchus
-[[Image:Yellow-billed_Malkoha.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|obasanmi|obasanmi}}<br />Tangkoko, [[Sulawesi]], October 2005]]
 ''Phaenicophaeus calyorhynchus''
 ==Identification==
+cm. The only Malkoha on Sulawesi
+* upperparts rufous-maroon
+* crown and face dark grey
+* wings dark purple
+* tail black
+* throat and breast rufous
+* belly dark grey
+* bill yellow above, black tip with white spot and red below nostril and on lower mandible
+====Variation====
+* ''calyorhynchus'' is darker, ''meridionalis'' paler on underparts and on crown, ''rufiloris'' has dark rufous above lores rather than grey.
 ==Distribution==
-[[Indonesia]].
+Endemic to [[Sulawesi]] ([[Indonesia]]) and some adjacent islands.<br />
+A poorly known species.
 ==Taxonomy==
-Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Rhamphococcyx|Rhamphococcyx]]'' by Dickinson<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> (2003) and Gill & Wright<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> (2008), formerly placed in ''[[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|Phaenicophaeus]]''.
+Formerly placed in ''[[:Category:Phaenicophaeus|Phaenicophaeus]]''.
-Three subspecies are recognized:<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup>
+====Subspecies====
-*''R. c. calyorhynchus'' - [[Sulawesi]] and Togian Islands
+Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]:
-*''R. c. meridionalis'' - Central and southern [[Sulawesi]]
+*''R. c. calyorhynchus'': [[Sulawesi]] and Togian Islands
-*''R. c. rufiloris'' - Butung Island (off [[Sulawesi]])
+*''R. c. meridionalis'': Central and southern [[Sulawesi]]
+*''R. c. rufiloris'': Butung Island (off [[Sulawesi]])
 ==Habitat==
-Moist lowland forests.
+Moist lowland forests.<br />
+From sea-level up to 1300m.
 ==Behaviour==
 ====Diet====
-Follows the macaques and catches insects the macaques stir up.
+Feeds on insects: follows macaques and catches insects they stir up. Also hops and creeps around in the canopy like a squirrel. Also follows [[Bay Coucal]].
+====Breeding====
+Breeding season from November to December. The nest is undescribed.
+====Movements====
+A resident species.
 ==References==
-#Dickinson EC (ed.) 2003. ''The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World''. 3rd ed. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, USA. ISBN 9780691117010
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-HBWVol4}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker12V3.2}}#BF Member observations
-#Gill F & Wright M. 2008. ''Birds of the World: Recommended English Names''. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, USA. 2006. ISBN 9780691128276  Update (2008) downloaded from [http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html].
-#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#BF Member observations
 {{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Rhamphococcyx+calyorhynchus}}
+{{GSearch|Malkoha+calyorhynchus}}
-*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=423&Bird_Image_ID=7209&Bird_Family_ID=79 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaenicophaeus]] [[Category:Rhamphococcyx]]
+[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Rhamphococcyx]]