Black-hooded Coucal (Centropus steerii)
About the Black-hooded Coucal
The black-hooded coucal (Centropus steerii) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to Mindoro in the Philippines and is one of the most endangered birds in the country and is the only critically endangered coucal in the world. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping. While there are no sexual dimorphism in terms of plumage, females are around 20% larger than males. It is considered to be a sister species to the Black-faced coucal and the Short-toed coucal. It is monotypic. Its diet has not yet been recorded at all but presumed to have the typical coucal diet of mostly insects and occasionally small reptiles and amphibians. There is no information about its breeding habits and nesting.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 7 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-ND · 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisrecording
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.