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Philippine hawk-cuckoo

Hierococcyx pectoralis Cabanis & Heine, 1863

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The philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis) is a species in the family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes. Recorded adults weigh 79 g to 79.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the philippine hawk-cuckoo

Weight
79.7 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
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the philippine hawk-cuckoo live?

Not recorded

What is the philippine hawk-cuckoo?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis) is a bird belonging to the cuckoo family. It is found only in the Philippines. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo but is now its own species.

From the Wikipedia article “Philippine hawk-cuckoo” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_hawk-cuckoo&oldid=1376880034), 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 philippine hawk-cuckoo endangered?

The philippine hawk-cuckoo 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 philippine hawk-cuckoo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCuculiformes
  5. familyCuculidae
  6. genusHierococcyx
  7. SpeciesHierococcyx pectoralis Cabanis & Heine, 1863

Synonyms Cuculus fugax pectoralis, Cuculus pectoralis, Hiracococcyx pectoralis

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • وقاق الباز الفلبينيArabic
  • cucut de les FilipinesCatalan
  • kukačka kaštanovoprsáCzech
  • Filippinsk HøgegøgDanish
  • PhilippinenkuckuckGerman
  • filipina akcipitrokukoloEsperanto
  • Cuco filipinoSpanish
  • filipiini haugaskäguEstonian
  • filippiinienkäkiFinnish
  • Coucou des PhilippinesFrench
  • filipinska kukavicaCroatian
  • Cuculastore delle FilippineItalian
  • フィリピンジュウイチJapanese
  • filipininė gegutėLithuanian
  • Filipijnse SperwerkoekoekDutch
  • Filippijnse SperwerkoekoekDutch
  • filippinergjøkNorwegian
  • kukułka filipińskaPolish
  • cuco-falcão-filipinoPortuguese
  • cuco-gavião-filipinoPortuguese
  • Филиппинская кукушкаRussian
  • kukučka filipínskaSlovak
  • Filipinska jastrebasta kukavicaSerbian
  • filippinhökgökSwedish
  • filippinsk hökgökSwedish
  • Filipin Atmaca GuguğuTurkish
  • зозуля філіпінськаUkrainian
  • 菲律宾鹰鹃Chinese
  • 菲律賓鷹鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the philippine hawk-cuckoo

Other species in the same genus Hierococcyx.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the philippine hawk-cuckoo?

An adult philippine hawk-cuckoo weighs 79.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the philippine hawk-cuckoo endangered?

The philippine hawk-cuckoo 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 philippine hawk-cuckoo?

The philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis) belongs to the family Cuculidae in the order Cuculiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-hawk-cuckoo

MLA

“Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-hawk-cuckoo.

BibTeX
@misc{philippine_hawk_cuckoo_2026,
  title = {Philippine hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx pectoralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-hawk-cuckoo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}