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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
24/05/2024 03:13:15 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Philippine Drongo-cuckoo*
Id (Atlas):
Surniculus velutinus
Description (10 )
Philippine Drongo-cuckoo
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Family
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Size
23 cm
First Described (Guide )
Sharpe, 1877
Habitat
Forest edges and scrub. From sea-level - 2,100 m.
Philippines and Sulu Is.
 
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)... )
Listen to XC617330
Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus ) [XC617330 ]
by Frank Lambert from Ulot River, Paranas, Samar National Park, Eastern Visayas, Philippines (song)
Listen to XC79167
Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo (Surniculus velutinus ) [XC79167 ]
by Frank Lambert from Tawi-Tawi, Sulu Archipelago, 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
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Philippine Drongo-cuckoo see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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