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Rufous coucal

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describes this as "A large, long-tailed bird of lowland and foothill forest tangles and bamboo in the northern Philippines. Sometimes follows mixed-species flocks. Distinguished by uniform rufous plumage with a greenish-yellow bill and an orange eye-ring which is elongated at the back. Juvenile
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is somewhat similar, but Rufous Coucal is more rufous and lacks the white-tipped tail. Voice includes a shrieking, upslurred “joo-week!” and sharp “wik” notes, sometimes given quickly, even frantically.
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for lumber, mining and farmlands. There are no known targeted conservation actions for this bird, but it will indirectly benefit from the conservation of other
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Further work should be done on this species' taxonomy as it is generally believed that its behaviour and appearance are more similar to that of a
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Not much is known about its diet and breeding habits. It is the only coucal in the country that forms large groups of up to 20 individuals.
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Centropus unirufus: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22684306A111308785
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but despite this legal protection, enforcement is lax and these areas continue to be deforested.
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but its population is said to be declining. Its threats are mainly
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where it prefers areas with dense undergrowth and tangles,
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Conservation status
Near Threatened
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Cuculiformes
Cuculidae
Centropus
Binomial name
Cabanis
Heine
cuckoo
Cuculidae
Luzon
Philippines
habitat
tropical moist lowland forest
habitat loss
Philippine coucal
Black-faced coucal
Black-hooded coucal

Ebird
Rough-crested malkoha
Malkoha

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