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Black-faced Coucal
Centropus melanops Lesson, RP, 1830
Cuculidae — Cuckoos
Black-faced Coucal, Centropus melanops, is a cuckoo of the Philippines, breeding in the East Visayas and the Mindanao group in the south of the country. It is a member of Cuculidae and was described by Lesson in 1830. The bird is tied to tropical moist lowland forest, especially places with dense undergrowth. It is marked by a cream head set off by a black facial mask, with a black tail and chestnut wings. Two subspecies are recognised, one on Mindanao, Basilan and Dinagat Islands, and the other on Bohol, Leyte, Biliran and Samar.
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae — Cuckoos
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: East Visayas and Mindanao group (ec. s Philippines)
