Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus)

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus) [XC239316]
by Brendan Sloan from PICOP, Bislig, Mindanao, Philippines (song)

Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus) [XC321271]
by id from PICOP, Bislig, Mindanao, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris), and commonly considered conspecific, but song and juvenile plumage are distinct.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

chalybaeus Salomonsen, 1953 - Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro and Negros).
velutinus Sharpe, 1877 - Philippines.
suluensis Salomonsen, 1953 - Jolo, Bongao and Tawi Tawi, Sulu Archipelago.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Philippine Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus) - 10 files

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