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Cuculiformes / Cuculidae / Surniculus

Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus velutinus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (phidrc1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Surniculus

Subspecies (3)

Surniculus velutinus chalybaeus

Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, and Negros)
Surniculus velutinus suluensis

Sulu Archipelago (Jolo, Bongao, and Tawi Tawi, southern Philippines)
Surniculus velutinus velutinus

southern Philippines (eastern Visayas and Mindanao group)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (phidrc1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.