Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus) - HBW 4, p. 569
French: Coucou surnicou des Philippines
German: Philippinen-Drongokuckuck
Spanish: Cuclillo-drongo Filipino
Taxonomy: Surniculus velutinus Sharpe, 1877, Malamaui, Philippines.
Forms a superspecies with S. lugubris, and commonly considered conspecific, but song and juvenile plumage are distinct. Monotypic.
Distribution: Philippines and Sulu Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree. Locality Bohol, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Desmond Allen 2 years ago 16 sec 3
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Bird in the hand showing underwing pattern
Locality Dalton Pass, Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 13 December 2010 1 year ago 2.8 -
bird on a branch, rear view
Locality Tawi-Tawi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 January 2008 1 year ago 2.5
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Bird calling Locality Tawi-Tawi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines
(Monotypic species)
Desmond Allen 1 January 1998 1 year ago 3
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