Welcome Guest

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

Phaenicophaeus curvirostris (Shaw, G 1810)

Related taxa:
Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Teus Luijendijk 1996-03-31 Carita, West Java , Banten Province (Indonesia) (240 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

618429
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Matt Slaymaker 2019-07-08 nr. Lesan Protection Forest, Kabupaten Berau, Kalimantan Timur, Kalimantan Timur Province (Indonesia) (90 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

530055
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris oeneicaudus Frank Lambert 2019-08-24 North Siberut, Kepulauan Mentawai, West Sumatra, Siberut (Indonesia) (50 m) call, flight call at 11-12s -

'Mentawai Malkoha'

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

498449
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Marc Anderson 2015-07-22 near Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Sabah (Malaysia) (180 m) call -

bird-seen:no

269837
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris singularis David Tan 2022-07-31 North-East Penang Island District (near Bukit Bendera), Penang, Timur Laut (Malaysia) (750 m) song -

Recording was edited in Adobe Audition to reduce background noise. Bird was perched in a low bush in the open vocalising actively for a long period of time. A second bird was also in the vicinity.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

740804
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Peter Ericsson 2020-03-21 Sri Pangnga National Park, Khura Buri District, Phang-nga, Phangnga (Thailand) (280 m) call, song, subsong -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

539803
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris oeneicaudus Frank Lambert 2019-08-24 North Siberut, Kepulauan Mentawai, West Sumatra, Siberut (Indonesia) (50 m) call -

'Mentawai Malkoha'

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

498452
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Marc Anderson 2011-10-13 Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Sarawak (Malaysia) (20 m) call -

Knocking call

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

177211
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris oeneicaudus Frank Lambert 2019-08-24 North Siberut, Kepulauan Mentawai, West Sumatra, Siberut (Indonesia) (50 m) call -

'Mentawai Malkoha'

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

498450
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Yung-Kuan Lee 2023-06-22 , Pahang (Malaysia)   -   589343381
macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Wich'yanan Limparungpatthanakij 2021-05-12 Kaeng Krachan NP--stream crossings 1–3, Phetchaburi, Thailand, Phetchaburi (Thailand)   -   337360491
macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Mike Nelson 2014-07-24 The Gap, Selangor, Selangor (Malaysia) (900 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

192912
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Mike Nelson 2013-08-21 Lower Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo , Sabah (Malaysia) (10 m) call -

Soft clucking sounds, many were seen along the river here but not the one making this call.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

150888
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Mark Hogarth 2026-03-17 , Phetchaburi (Thailand)   -   653888523
macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris singularis Lim Ying Hien 2023-08-04 Mersing District (near Kahang), Johor, Mersing (Malaysia) (60 m) begging call, call -

juv. begging call and adult call

822197
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Nick Talbot 2025-07-01 Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, Ranau (Malaysia) (500 m) call -

A biord calling in the distance from the gardens

1036444
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Lim Ying Hien 2022-11-17 Bukit Tinggi, Bentong, Pahang, Bentong (Malaysia) (900 m) song - [sono] 762341
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Kim Chuah Lim 2023-07-01 Huai Mae Phriang (near Huai Mae Priang), Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi, Kaeng Krachan (Thailand) (340 m) call -

One of a pair calling out to its mate. The pair was building nest

815001
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris oeneicaudus Frank Lambert 2019-08-24 North Siberut, Kepulauan Mentawai, West Sumatra, Siberut (Indonesia) (50 m) call -

'Mentawai Malkoha'

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

498451
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Steven Kurniawidjaja 2024-05-25 , Bali Province (Indonesia)   -   620365924
macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Frank Lambert 14-11-09 Pahang; Deerland, Pahang (Malaysia) (35 m) calls (B) - Previously published on AVoCet as AV10540. Certainty: 100%. ID determined by: not specifically indicated; recordist normally sees birds recorded and indicates if any question; matches description in Philipps' Birds of Borneo. GPS: estimate from Google Earth. 69015
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Peter Ericsson 2020-03-21 Sri Phang-nga NP (general area), Phangnga, Thailand, Phangnga (Thailand)   -   265056331
macaulaylibrary.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Mike Nelson 2013-09-10 Taman Negara, Pahang, Pahang (Malaysia) (100 m) call -

soft calls from two birds moving through vine tangles in the understory.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

151453
xeno-canto.org
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha - Phaenicophaeus curvirostris lim ying hien 2023-08-04 , Johor (Malaysia)   -   602948741
macaulaylibrary.org
Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Creative Commons License Xeno-Canto: all recordings are copyrighted by their recordists and appear here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.

Macaulay Library recordings appear here under the Macaulay Library Terms of Use.

Avibase has been visited 503,278,208 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy