Black-hooded coucal

Black-hooded coucal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Genus: Centropus
Species: C. steerii
Binomial name
Centropus steerii
Bourns & Worcester, 1894

The black-hooded coucal (Centropus steerii) is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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