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Red-billed Malkoha

Cuckoos & Malkohas

Zanclostomus javanicus

Basic stats

Diet

Large insects, small vertebrates

Habitat

Forest mid-to-upper canopy

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Clutch size

2–3 eggs (typical for malkohas)

Incubation period

About 12–13 days (typical for malkohas)

Size

Large (41cm)

Wingspan

~42–46cm

Weight

~110–140g

A large malkoha with a striking bright red bill, grey-and-black plumage and a long tail, one of the more distinctive malkohas by bill colour alone.

Hunts large insects and small vertebrates in the mid-to-upper canopy, typically moving in small, loose family groups.

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