Philippine hawk-cuckoo

Philippine hawk-cuckoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Hierococcyx
Species:
H. pectoralis
Binomial name
Hierococcyx pectoralis
Cabanis & Heine, 1863

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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hierococcyx pectoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734054A95073219. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734054A95073219.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.