The red-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes.

[3] It is endemic to Sri Lanka although some old records have apparently erroneously referred to its presence in southern India.

Later, Biddulph[6] reported a red-faced malkoha in Madurai district, southern Tamil Nadu.

[8] The presence of red-faced malkoha in the island is largely confined to the Sinharaja Forest Reserve and the surrounding vegetation, which is one of the biodiversity hotspots in the world.

[2] It makes a deep cup nest in a well concealed foliage in sub canopy level, generally between 5-12 m height.