The Chestnut-breasted MalkohaPhaenicophaeus curvirostris is a species of cucucko. Malkohasare large birds in the cuckoo family Cuculidae all in the genus Phaenicophaeus. The group name is derived from the Sinhala word for the Red-faced Malkoha, Mal-Koha meaning flower-cuckoo. These are all Asian tropical species.