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Black-faced coucal

Centropus melanops R. Lesson, 1830

LCLeast Concernbirds

The black-faced coucal (Centropus melanops) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 210 g to 233 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-faced coucal (Centropus melanops)
Photo: Luke Marcos Imbong · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-faced coucal

Weight
210 g – 233 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-faced coucal live?

Not recorded

What is the black-faced coucal?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-faced coucal (Centropus melanops) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found in the islands of Mindanao, Basilan Dinagat Islands Bohol, Leyte, Biliran and Samar. It is a striking coucal with its cream head contrasted with a black mask and tail and chestnut wings. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-faced coucal” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-faced_coucal&oldid=1379929867), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-faced coucal endangered?

The black-faced coucal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-faced coucal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusCentropus
  7. SpeciesCentropus melanops R. Lesson, 1830

Synonyms Centropus melanops banken, Centropus melanops melanops

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • كوكال أسود الوجهArabic
  • cucal caranegreCatalan
  • kukačka škraboškováCzech
  • cwcal wynebdduWelsh
  • Sortmasket SporegøgDanish
  • MaskenkuckuckGerman
  • nigramaska kukaloEsperanto
  • Cucal carinegroSpanish
  • mask-kannuskäguEstonian
  • naamiokukaaliFinnish
  • Coucal à face noireFrench
  • crnolici kukalCroatian
  • feketecsíkos bozótkakukkHungarian
  • Cucal faccianeraItalian
  • カオグロバンケンJapanese
  • 검은얼굴코칼Korean
  • juodaveidė pentinuotoji gegutėLithuanian
  • ZwartwangspoorkoekoekDutch
  • maskesporegjøkNorwegian
  • kukal czarnolicyPolish
  • cucal-de-faces-pretasPortuguese
  • Чернолицый кукальRussian
  • Чернолицая шпорцевая кукушкаRussian
  • ostrohár maskovýSlovak
  • Crnoliki kukalSerbian
  • svartmaskad sporrgökSwedish
  • Maskeli KukalTurkish
  • Kara gözlü kukalTurkish
  • коукал мінданайськийUkrainian
  • 黑脸鸦鹃Chinese
  • 黑臉鴉鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the black-faced coucal

Other species in the same genus Centropus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-faced coucal?

An adult black-faced coucal weighs 210 g – 233 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-faced coucal endangered?

The black-faced coucal is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-faced coucal?

The black-faced coucal (Centropus melanops) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-faced coucal (Centropus melanops). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-faced-coucal

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BibTeX
@misc{black_faced_coucal_2026,
  title = {Black-faced coucal (Centropus melanops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-faced-coucal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}