malkoha
/ˈmalkəʊə
/(also malcoha)
noun
A long-tailed cuckoo of South and SE Asia, with dark grey or brown plumage.
- Rhopodytes and other genera: family Cuculidae.
- Watch for giant snails, falconets, malkohas and numerous small birds along the highway that crosses the park.
- Then the malkohas and the couas are given ‘tribe’ status, thus forming our seven distinctive groups of cuckoos.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Sinhalese mal-koha, literally 'flower cuckoo'.