French: Coucal à face noire German: Maskenkuckuck Spanish: Cucal carinegro
Java; error = Mindanao, Philippines.
Subspecies and Distribution
C. m. banken
Hachisuka, 1934 – Samar, Biliran, Leyte and Bohol (EC Philippines).
C. m. melanops
Lesson, 1830 – Dinagat, Siargao, Nipah, Mindanao and Basilan (SE Philippines).
42–48 cm; male 213 g, female 214 g. Adult black above, head, neck and breast pale buff, face black, wings brown, tail glossy black, lower breast and belly black; iris... read more
Forests, in treetops and tangled undergrowth, second growth. Lowlands to 1200 m.
Food and feeding
Nest undescribed. Eggs white; 37 x 29 mm.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. This was a common species in Mindanao 60 years ago, but the forests have now almost completely disappeared; still common at PICOP, near Bislig. It... read more
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