Black-bellied Malkoha

Black-bellied Malkoha

Rhopodytes diardi

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kuala Lumpur

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

120 Verified sightings at Kuala Lumpur
649 In all 9 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month

About the Black-bellied Malkoha

The black-bellied malkoha (Phaenicophaeus diardi) is a species of malkoha in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, including mango trees, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Malaysia · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC1027881 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Malaysia · 2011

© Tan Choo Eng · XC101672 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

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Malaysia · 2020

© Amar-Singh HSS · XC607155 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
3 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
4 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
5 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
6 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
7 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
8 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
9 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-bellied Malkoha in Kuala Lumpur?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Malkoha sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 96th most-seen of the 228 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-bellied Malkoha in Kuala Lumpur?

March, May–June, August and October–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Malkoha in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, July and September, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Black-bellied Malkoha?

Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data

Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-bellied Malkoha sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Black-bellied Malkoha sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-bellied Malkoha is recorded against all the birds logged in Kuala Lumpur (120 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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