Cuckoos (Cuculidae)

Philippine Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus pectoralis) - HBW 4, p. 550

French: Coucou des Philippines German: Philippinenkuckuck Spanish: Cuco Filipino

Taxonomy: Hiracococcyx pectoralis Cabanis and Heine, 1863, Philippines.
Often placed in genus Hierococcyx, along with other hawk-cuckoos, on grounds of notable morphological differences from Cuculus. Forms a superspecies with C. fugax, with which often considered conspecific (see page 512). Monotypic.

Distribution: Philippines, on Palawan, Luzon, Mindoro, Sibuyan, Cebu, Negros, Leyte and Mindanao.