Black-hooded coucal

Centropus steerii

The Black-hooded coucal (Centropus steerii) is a bird found in Philippines. Found in the Philippines. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Centropus steerii
Region	Asia
Found in	Philippines

🏡 Where the Black-hooded coucal lives

Found in the Philippines.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🐭 Mammals & birds10%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 198 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Hear the Black-hooded coucal

Recorded by Cheta Chua (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC833224. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black-hooded coucal

Where does the Black-hooded coucal live?

The Black-hooded coucal lives in Philippines. Found in the Philippines.

What does the Black-hooded coucal eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-hooded coucal endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.