Birds of the Philippines
Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.
Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo
PHILIPPINE HAWK-CUCKOO
Cuculus pectoralis
Family Cuclidae
Bird #99 - January 2009
This bird is a Philippine endemic. It is a split from the Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus fugax. It is a large bird, about 11 1/2 inches long and uncommon.
We saw this bird many times before we were able to take a photo of it. We saw it in Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon, Mt. Palay-palay in Cavite, and Mt. Makiling in Los Baños.
It has a loud rising call that sounds like it is angry.
Surprisingly, we were finally able to take a photo of it in a residential subdivision in Quezon City! We invited ourselves to the house of fellow PBPF member JV Noriega after he posted a photo and video of this bird. When we got there, he brought us to the tree where the bird is usually found .. and it really was there! It stayed in the tree for one hour, allowing us to approach quite closely and take our fill of pictures before it finally flew away.
Read MoreCuculus pectoralis
Family Cuclidae
Bird #99 - January 2009
This bird is a Philippine endemic. It is a split from the Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus fugax. It is a large bird, about 11 1/2 inches long and uncommon.
We saw this bird many times before we were able to take a photo of it. We saw it in Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon, Mt. Palay-palay in Cavite, and Mt. Makiling in Los Baños.
It has a loud rising call that sounds like it is angry.
Surprisingly, we were finally able to take a photo of it in a residential subdivision in Quezon City! We invited ourselves to the house of fellow PBPF member JV Noriega after he posted a photo and video of this bird. When we got there, he brought us to the tree where the bird is usually found .. and it really was there! It stayed in the tree for one hour, allowing us to approach quite closely and take our fill of pictures before it finally flew away.
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PHILIPPINE HAWK-CUCKOO Cuculus pectoralis Quezon City, Philippines
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